Aerial photograph showing flooding in the Traverse Gap, the former southern outlet of Glacial Lake Agassiz and the source of River Warren. Ice-covered Lake Traverse (Mde Hdakiŋyaŋ), a natural ...

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, they pose a serious threat of sudden ...

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 ...

The Centre has approved the implementation of a new National Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) Risk Mitigation Project (NGRMP) in Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Uttarakhand. In a ...

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 collapse of a 14.7-million cubic metre mass of rock, ice and sediment into the South Lhonak glacial lake was the trigger behind the devastating 2023 Sikkim flood that destroyed a hydropower dam on ...

Madhya Pradesh: Cheetah family in India grows to 26 as Kuno welcomes 2 new cubs ...

Supra-glacial debris cover is key to glacier ablation through increasing (thin debris layer) or decreasing (thick debris layer) melt rates, thereby regulating the mass balance of a glacier and its ...

A ribbon lake is a large, narrow lake found in a U-shaped valley. It forms in a hollow that a glacier has eroded more deeply. Misfit streams or rivers meander through the flat, wide U-shaped floor.

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, becoming less likely later tonight. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe in the west. Light winds. Sun protection recommended from 9:20 am to 5:20 pm ...