Unprecedented Glacial Flood Unleashes 3,000 Billion Liters of Water in East Greenland
Scientists have, for the first time, observed a massive glacial lake outburst in East Greenland, releasing over 3,000 billion ...
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What Is Glacial Lake Outburst Flood? How Centre Plans To Tackle It
Global warming has intensified the risk of GLOFs as glaciers are melting faster, increasing the size of these lakes and the ...
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Three glacial lakes in upper reaches of Kishtwar expanding constantly
Experts recommend controlled drainage to avoid disaster Mohinder Verma JAMMU, Feb 14: Three glacial lakes in the upper ...
The Teesta dam and the long shadow of climate change
As global warming accelerates the melting of Himalayan glaciers and increases risks, the expert committee’s decision to ...
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‘Catastrophic’ 2023 lake outburst in India driven by glacial melt and permafrost thaw
Climate change played a key role in the 'catastrophic' 2023 floods in the Himalayan state of Sikkim in India, a new study ...
Sikkim: Parties, citizen groups oppose approval to rebuild dam destroyed in glacial deluge
Environmental experts and opposition parties have questioned the Centre’s speedy clearance to the Teesta III project in the ...
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Government Launches NGRMP to Tackle Glacial Flood Threats
The Central Government has sanctioned the National Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Risk Mitigation Project across vulnerable ...
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Climate Change Caused Devastating South Lhonk Glacial Lake Outburst Flood in Sikkim, Says Study
The GLOF disaster had resulted in 55 casualties, with 70 people still missing and had caused extensive damage to critical ...
Himalayan glacial lakes getting larger by 10%, GLOF risks up: Study
Dehradun: A study by researchers from the University of Hamburg and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has highlighted a ...