Crucially, the study found no evidence of a “triggering cloudburst event” in the vicinity of the lake. The Sikkim government ...

An international study has investigated the causes and impacts of the devastating flood disaster in the Himalayas in October ...

Sikkim Glacial Lake Outburst Flood was triggered by the collapse of 14.7 million cubic metres of moraine material in South Lhonak Lake, releasing 50 million cubic metres of water. This disaster ...

A graphic showing how sediments from under the glacier pile up into buttressing moraines and how the UT Austin-led expedition plans to explore the glacial environment.

The Sheer Beauty of Glaciers Imagine a vast expanse of ice stretching out as far as the eye can see. This is the sight that ...

Any material carried or moved by a glacier is called moraine. There are three different types of moraine: ...

Glacial Moraines: Accumulations of dirt and rocks that have been pushed along by a glacier, often forming ridges. This Nature Research Intelligence Topic summary is one of 30,000 created with ...

These glacial deposits were of two kinds: Till - mixed or unstratified materials directly deposited by ice. Examples of till deposits include drumlins, moraines and erratics. Fluvio-glacial ...

An international study has cautioned that the growing number of hydroelectric projects near glacier lakes in the Himalayas ...

Scientists at the University of Lausanne (UNIL) have used AI to massively speed up computer calculations and simulate the ...

Washington's Ice Age glaciers may be dwindling, but these year-round frozen wonders still hold undeniable beauty.