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Centre speeds up work on early warning systems for 188 Himalayan lakesIndia is enhancing efforts to establish early warning systems for 188 critical lakes. These lakes in the Indian Himalayan Region are vulner...- What is a glacial collapse? The science behind the Nepal-Tibet floodsA glacial collapse occurs when a large mass of ice and rock suddenly breaks from a mountain slope, potentially triggering avalanches, debri...
- Heat waves, floods and heavy rain: India battling climate change and it is getting worse, warn expertsThe spectre of climate change is here to stay and even worsen, say climate scientists as searing winds blow across swathes of north India, ...
- Climate change, hydro projects triggered Chamoli disaster: StudyWhile the study stops short of linking the disaster directly to climate change, it says that the increasing frequency of high-mountain slop...
- Chamoli disaster due to ‘rock and ice avalanche’ that transformed into massive ‘debris flow’: StudyWhile the study stops short of linking the disaster directly to climate change, it says that the increasing frequency of high-mountain slop...
- Sea-level rise could put 300 million people at risk by 2050The study estimates that by 2050, without dramatic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, at least 300 mn people across the world, that is...
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