A Cambridgeshire highway project crew unearthed massive Ice Age mammoth bones, revealing a prehistoric landscape. This significant find, un...

Lake Rouge in Quebec catastrophically drained in May 2025 due to a landslide and outburst flood, leaving a barren crater. This rare event w...

The analysis by the inter-governmental body, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) also said the increasing imp...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed the nation's readiness for floods and heat waves. He emphasized developing early warning systems for...

Sikkim has initiated its final expedition to study high-risk glacial lakes, focusing on flood mitigation strategies in sub-zero temperature...

A fortnight-long study has been launched to evaluate six high-risk glacial lakes in Sikkim. Conducted by the National Disaster Management A...

The Indian government decided to review dams vulnerable to Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) to improve spillway capacity. The Central W...

A parliamentary panel has called on the government to establish regulations on land use in the Himalayan states within a fixed timeframe du...

The Indian government, in collaboration with the states, plans to reassess the vulnerability of glacial lakes in the country through ground...

After the Sikkim flash flood, the Indian government is preparing to launch a ₹150 crore National Glacial Lake Outburst Floods Risk Mitigati...

An early warning system for glacial floods at Lhonak Lake in northeast India failed to prevent deadly consequences when the lake broke its ...

Indian rescuers are searching for over 100 missing people after a flash flood caused by a glacial lake bursting its banks. Glacial lake out...

The researchers, which also identified priority areas for mitigation, said more than half the globally exposed populations are found in jus...

The highest threat from glacial lake outburst floods is in J&K and Sikkim, while in Uttarakhand’s Badrinath and Kedarnath areas, major new ...

This report comes on the back of the glacial flooding disaster in Chamoli in Uttarakhand where hundreds of people are still missing, and th...

In high mountainous terrains, melting of glaciers due to global warming leading to higher warming rates over higher elevation than lower el...

Proglacial lakes, formed after glaciers retreat, are often bound by sediment and boulder formations. Additional water or pressure, or struc...