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Rainfall statistics mislead as cloudbursts, flash floods ravage north Himalayan statesRecent cloudbursts, flash floods, and landslides in the Himalayan states highlight the region's vulnerability to intense rainfall, even dur...- Why Uttarkashi’s flash flood was a disaster waiting to happen & how your favourite mountain routes are at risk too: Experts warnA devastating disaster struck Dharali village in Uttarakhand, triggered by a massive collapse of glacial debris, not a typical cloudburst. ...
- Is glacial snout detachment at over 6,000 m reason for Dharali disaster?Authorities investigate the cause of the devastating flash flood in Uttarkashi. A glacial snout detachment upstream of Dharali is suspected...
- From Kedarnath to Dharali: Uttarakhand's unheeded warnings and rising disastersFlash floods in Kheer Ganga revive memories of past disasters for survivors. Uttarakhand faces increasing extreme rainfall and landslides. ...
- Hindu Kush Himalayas at greater risk of landslides, floods this monsoon season: ReportExperts warn of heightened risks of flash floods, landslides, and glacial lake outbursts in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region this monsoon sea...
- Switzerland Glacier Collapse: Swiss Alpine village buried under tons of ice; one missingSwitzerland Glacier Collapse: A massive chunk of the Birch Glacier collapsed into the Swiss Alpine village of Blatten, burying 90% of it un...
- Sikkim: Icy flood that killed 31 in India's northeast had been feared for yearsRescuers are searching for survivors after a glacial lake overflowed and burst through a dam in India's Himalayan north. The flood has kill...
- Himalayan glaciers risk losing 75% of their volume by 2100 due to global warmingThe Hindu Kush Himalaya region spans across Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan, encompassing iconi...
- NDMA panel says 'do not allow construction near high flood level'The NDMA panel was formed after a glacier crack in the Tapovan-Raini area of Chamoli in Uttrakhand, more than a year ago, killed at least 8...
- Uttarakhand: Massive rockslide melted ice and triggered Chamoli flood, says new reportThe findings, released on Friday, said the energy of the fall of about 22 million cubic metres of rock mixed with ice and snow “remobilised...
- Uttarakhand floods: Rescue efforts hampered by water accumulation inside tunnelSludge clearing at the adit tunnel, where eleven bodies were recovered recently, was temporarily suspended since Tuesday evening due to the...
- Watch the ice: Post Uttarakhand, experts call for regular, dedicated monitoring of glaciersThe raging waters also swept away the Rishiganga and Tapovan hydel projects. The researchers’ hypothesis is based on surveillance by teams ...
- Debris alters course of Ganga near GaumukhThe snout of the Gangotri glacier - Gaumukh - from where the Ganga river emerges has been so impacted by debris falling from nearby areas d...
- Everest glaciers may retreat 70% by end of century, warns new studyver 70 per cent of glacier volume in the Everest region could be lost by 2100 if current trends of greenhouse gases emission continue, a ne...
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