Climate change played a key role in the 'catastrophic' 2023 floods in the Himalayan state of Sikkim in India, a new study ...
The study underlines the need for both risk mitigation strategies and early warning systems against GLOFs, the sudden release ...
In October 2023, a multi-hazard cascade in the Sikkim Himalayas was triggered when earth and stones, which had accumulated ...
and more than 100 others are missing after South Lhonak, a glacial lake in the Himalayas, burst its banks last week. Such outbursts - or the sudden release of water from a lake fed by a glacier ...
An international study has cautioned that the growing number of hydroelectric projects near glacier lakes in the Himalayas ...
Sikkim's 2023 floods were driven by landslides, climate change, and glacier loss. A study calls for urgent risk management ...
Glaciers are melting at an alarming rate due to climate change, leading to the formation and expansion of glacial lakes. While these lakes may appear serene, th ...
A glacier collapse caused a massive flood disaster in Sikkim, India, in 2023. Scientists linked the event to climate change.
Expert committee recommends reconstructing Teesta-3 dam in Sikkim with stronger concrete structure and improved early warning ...
On October 3, 2023, South Lhonak Lake located at 5,200 m above sea level in the Upper Teesta basin, experienced an outburst, triggering a devastating flood cascade that killed 55 people ...