Scientists have, for the first time, observed a massive glacial lake outburst in East Greenland, releasing over 3,000 billion ...

Scientists have documented an unprecedented glacial flood in East Greenland, where an estimated 3,000 billion liters of ...

A Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) is a sudden release of water from a glacial lake due to the failure of a natural dam, leading to catastrophic flooding.Global warming has intensified the risk ...

New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): The Central government has approved National Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Risk Mitigation Project (NGRMP) for its implementation in Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal ...

While these lakes may appear serene, they pose a serious threat of sudden floods known as Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs). In the Eastern Himalaya, particularly in Sikkim, the risk of GLOFs is ...

Here’s your knowledge nugget for today. The environment ministry’s expert appraisal committee (EAC) has cleared a proposal to construct a 118-metre high dam in the same place where a devastating ...

The Central government has approved National Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Risk Mitigation Project (NGRMP) for its implementation in Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Uttarakhand to ...

South Lhonak Lake, which experienced Sikkim’s worst disaster in 2023, remains at a high risk of future glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), as the northern lateral moraine continues to deform. An ...

Abstract: Due to climate change, the Northwesterner Gilgit Baltistan's, Ghizer district is highly susceptible to glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs). Nearly 24 GLOFs have occurred in this area in the ...