Following a devastating glacial lake outburst flood in Sikkim last year, India is intensifying efforts to map and address vulnerabilities i...

Officials announced that after the monsoon season, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, and the Union Territory of Jam...

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

A study conducted by the Central Water Commission in 2015 warned the Sikkim state government about the vulnerability of hydropower projects...

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

A recent flash flood in Sikkim's Teesta river basin has highlighted the risks associated with South Lhonak lake. A study published in 2021 ...

Scientists are investigating whether the recent earthquake in Nepal caused the south Lhonak lake to burst, leading to a flash flood in the ...

Parkachik Glacier is one of the largest glacier in the Suru River valley, which is a part of the Southern Zanskar Ranges, western Himalaya....

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

Heavy rainfall and rock, snow or ice avalanches can raise water levels in moraine-dammed glacial lakes, generating waves that overtop the m...

The Naval divers undertook the challenging task of winching down from the helo and recording of depth using a handheld echo sounder (depth ...

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...

The snout of the Gangotri glacier - Gaumukh - from where the Ganga river emerges has been so impacted by debris falling from nearby areas d...

Experts say that continuous storage of huge quantities of water has turned lakes on high mountains into potential "water bombs" for the pop...

Melting of glaciers is resulting in the formation of smaller lakes in the high hills of Himachal Pradesh and is posing threat to the popula...

Increased vulnerability of Himachal Pradesh to climate change has posed the threat of Uttarakhand like disaster.