The threat of glacial lake outbursts due to rising temperatures and accelerated melting of glaciers looms large over hydroelectric power projects and critical infrastructure like roads and bridges in ...

Aerial photograph showing flooding in the Traverse Gap, the former southern outlet of Glacial Lake Agassiz and the source of River Warren. Ice-covered Lake Traverse (Mde Hdakiŋyaŋ), a natural ...

creating Glacial Lake Missoula. When the ice dam (which stood in the far right of this image) burst under the lake's enormous pressure, up to 500 cubic miles of water barreled down this valley in ...

NEW DELHI: The Centre has approved Rs 150 crore for a project to mitigate risk due to glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) in Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Uttarakhand. According ...

If their dams break, the corresponding glacial lake floods can have catastrophic consequences for the population living downstream. The Potsdam research team was able to show that it is not only ...

Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 27, No. 4 (Nov., 2007), pp. 336-344 (9 pages) Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are common natural hazards in the Himalaya. These floods, usually of large ...

In India, at least 14 people have been killed and 102 are missing including 23 Army personnel, after flash floods triggered by cloud burst wreaked havoc in Sikkim State. Officials said heavy rain ...

First in the world to develop scientific approaches to glacial lake outburst There have been concerns in Bhutan and Nepal in recent years about the danger of glacial lake outburst floods resulting ...

This rapid expansion increases risk of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs ... when the Chorabari Tal (also known as Gandhi Sarovar) burst, combined with heavy rains. Given the rapid ...