Nepal authorities issued a fresh flood warning after water levels rose significantly. Rising water mixed with mud increased the risk of ano...

A landslide-formed lake on the Nepal-China border began overflowing Friday. This overflow halted rescue efforts and threatened areas alread...

Nepal flash floods have killed nearly 400 people and thousands remain missing as rescue teams continue searching devastated towns and valle...

A China-Nepal warning system had successfully issued seven alerts for glacial hazards, but Wednesday’s deadly ice-rock avalanche exposed it...

The Ministry of External Affairs released a list of rescued Indian nationals. Sixty-three workers from the Trishuli-I project in Nepal have...

Nepal and China are confronting fresh flood dangers from glacial lakes formed after a devastating flood that claimed hundreds of lives. One...

In August 1986, Lake Nyos in Cameroon suddenly released a huge cloud of carbon dioxide that moved silently through nearby valleys while peo...

Did violent volcanic eruptions create modern humans? New science says yes. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, massive eruptions shook the ...

Nepal faces a critical threat from its glacial lakes. Experts have identified 42 lakes at high risk of bursting. Such an event could lead t...

Initial reports of a cloudburst causing the Dharali flash flood in Uttarkashi are being questioned as experts suggest a glacier collapse or...

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

India plans to install an early warning system at high-risk glacial lakes in the Himalayas next year after deadly floods killed at least 60...

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

Floods in Pakistan have affected some 33 million people and killed at least 1,314 persons, including 458 children, Pakistan's National Disa...

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

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

Aftershocks, avalanches and flooding will likely cause more heavy losses in China's mountainous southwest following last week's devastating...