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NDMA, J&K SDMA launch survey to study causes of cloudbursts, flash floods in HimalayasNDMA and J&K SDMA have started a survey. The survey aims to understand cloudbursts and flash floods in Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, and Hi...31 Aug, 2025, 11.54 PM IST- A ticking time bomb in the Himalayas? Govt flags 100 dams at risk of glacial lake outburst floodsA government warning highlights the vulnerability of over 100 dams in six Himalayan states to flash floods caused by glacial lake outbursts...23 Jul, 2025, 11.09 PM IST
- India extreme weather events; landslides in KeralaIndia faced extreme weather events with devastating impacts. Torrential rains in Delhi and Assam led to floods and landslides, causing nume...30 Jul, 2024, 04.06 PM IST
- Deaths rise to 47 after flood swept through SikkimA glacial lake burst through a dam in India's Himalayan northeast, causing a flood that has claimed the lives of at least 47 people, with 1...08 Oct, 2023, 08.32 AM IST
- 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...07 Oct, 2023, 02.16 PM IST
- "If previous government had constructed properly..." Sikkim Chief Minister on hydel dam destroyed in flash floodsSikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang has blamed substandard construction work for the flash floods in Teesta River. He stated that the m...07 Oct, 2023, 12.32 PM IST
- Nepal quake triggered Sikkim disaster? Scientists to find outScientists are investigating whether the recent earthquake in Nepal caused the south Lhonak lake to burst, leading to a flash flood in the ...04 Oct, 2023, 10.17 PM IST
- 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...20 Jun, 2023, 02.45 PM IST
- Pakistan could have averted its climate catastropheAs the largest irrigation system in the world, the Indus valley is another monument to massive investment whose roots date back more than 4...31 Aug, 2022, 08.55 AM IST
- Indian Himalayan region: Another catastrophe in the making?In high mountainous terrains, melting of glaciers due to global warming leading to higher warming rates over higher elevation than lower el...10 Feb, 2021, 12.21 AM IST
- Nepal earthquake caused fewer landslides than expected: StudyNo large floods from overflowing glacial lakes occurred after the magnitude 7.8 quake, which struck near the town of Gorkha, Nepal.17 Dec, 2015, 05.51 PM IST
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