It's unclear what caused the deadly break, but scientists are predicting more. Warming temperatures across the globe are changing landscapes and threatening local cities and communities. A devastating ...
The National Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) Risk Mitigation Programme (NGRMP) Phase-I, recently launched by the NDMA, is being rolled out in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal ...
The government has outlined evidence of climate-linked glacier retreat in the Himalayas and reported progress in national ...
Glaciers are one of the largest reservoirs of freshwater on our planet, and their melting or growing is one of the best indicators of climate change. However, knowledge of glacier change has been ...
Lucknow: Years of research on every aspect of geology, from Himalayan glacier to cryosphere—the region of earth's surface ...
At least 140 people are missing after a hydroelectric dam near the glacier was swept away in a deluge of water, rock and debris. "It came very... A massive search-and-rescue operation was underway ...
The Ganga River originates from the Gangotri glacier in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand, India. Learn about this ...
The winter of 2004-2005 delivered heavy snowfall throughout Asia’s Himalaya Mountains, and regional glaciers are at or beyond their customary reach, according to the March 13 issue of Insurance Digest ...
Extreme Central Himalayan floods may rise up to 80% by century’s end.Rainfall-runoff, not glacier melt, contributes over 90% ...
Himalayan glaciers are shrinking far more rapidly than glaciers in other parts of the world. Glaciers have lost roughly 40 percent of their area in the past several hundred years. The Himalayan ...
A massive search-and-rescue operation was underway Sunday in northern India for at least 140 people missing after part of a Himalayan glacier broke off, triggering an avalanche of rock, mud, water and ...
The world has presented scientists with a new flashing warning sign. According to a new study, global warming is causing glaciers in the Himalayan Mountains to melt at an “exceptional rate.” The ...