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Despite spending millions on early warning systems, is the government losing the trust of residents in vulnerable areas?
Himalaya, glacial lake flood outbursts are putting infrastructure, development projects, and livelihoods at risk. India, ...
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EXPLAINED: GLOF And LLOF – Understanding The Devastation Unleashed By Himalayan Lakes; Can They Be Prevented?
The Himalayas are increasingly coming under the glare for glacier-related catastrophes, usually with such jargon as GLOF and LLOF—abbreviations of the risks associated with glacial and ...
A glacial lake outburst flood and rain surge destroyed the Nepal-China Friendship Bridge, 11 people died, and 17 people were ...
A huge upstream basin of rainwater and snowmelt dammed by Alaska's Mendenhall Glacier started to release on Tuesday, as officials urged residents in some parts of the state capital of Juneau to ...
High in the Himalayas, glacial lakes and bodies of water are growing, and the landscape is responding in dangerous ways. As meltwater carves new lakes into the mountains, scientists are concerned ...
Water from a melting glacier has caused a river near Alaska's capital city of Juneau to swell to historic levels amid a "glacial outburst" event that has prompted flooding fears and evacuations. On ...
The flash flood that tore through Dharali village in Uttarkashi on Tuesday may not have been caused by a cloudburst, as initially believed. According to experts and scientists studying satellite and ...
The glacier’s retreat has been ongoing, but scientists believe within a few years it will be separated from Mendenhall Lake.
Up until a disastrous day earlier this month, more than 150 trucks crossed daily over a border bridge between Nepal and China. Known by locals as the Miteri Pul (Friendship Bridge), the Rasuwagadhi ...
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