Sikkim: Here’s why the Chungthang Hydro-dam breach is a big deal

The breach has led to the release of an astonishing 5.08 million cubic metres of water from the hydro reservoir

Over 100 active permafrost structures identified in Jhelum basin, can cause catastrophic disasters in future: Study

Active rock glaciers in Kashmir Himalayas also hold significant volumes of water, which underlines the need to explore their hydrological …

Chungthang dam breach hits milk supply in Sikkim as Bihar halts deliveries amid road damage

Some co-operative federations started making milk powder given the supply chain disruptions

‘Climate change may increase risk of glacial lakes bursting, Sikkim-like disasters may spike’

Down to Earth spoke to Kalachand Sain, director, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, to understand the causes of the Sikkim glacial …

Sikkim: Threat of South Lhonak lake bursting was forewarned by researchers two years ago

Twenty-one other glacial lakes in the Teesta river basin show potential threat  

What 190 years of glacial lake outburst flood data tells us about the Hindu Kush Himalayas

Over 70% of GLOF outbreaks since 1833 have happened in last 50 years

Nepal earthquakes might have triggered outburst of Sikkim lake that expanded rapidly in 11 days, shows data

Dam being examined; bodies being recovered as Teesta recedes  

Sikkim floods: Glacial lakes hold paleoenvironmental traces. What happens to them during outbursts?

Moraine-bound lakes like Sikkim's South Lhonak contain geological archives called varves

Glacial lake outburst floods in Alaska and the Himalayas show evolving hazards in a warming world

Too much pressure from extreme rainfall or an avalanche or landslide into lakes can burst dams, triggering a devastating flood

Glacial lakes in the Himalayas: A ticking time bomb

There are 39 glacial lake and water bodies across India, China and Nepal that have recorded more than 40 per cent increase in the water spread …

Himalayan plunder: 3 million Indians live in areas that can be swept by glacial lake floods, says study

Three of the world’s most dangerous glacial basins are situated in Pakistan, Peru and Bolivia

Sikkim floods: Why wasn’t early warning system set up at glacial lake known to be highly vulnerable? Experts ask

South Lhonak Lake that burst was one of the fastest expanding lakes in the region & its dangers were not unknown

COP27: ‘Translation between change in weather and damages is not linear’

Down To Earth talks to Friederike Otto, climate scientist at Imperial College London about the science of weather attribution

Widen met station network in Himalayas to better predict extreme weather: Panel

The Centre should put in place and strengthen weather forecasting technology to warn about cloudbursts, flash floods and glacial lakes, the …