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

Experts from the global Earth science community have pieced together what happened during the massive Sikkim flood to try to help others prepare for similar disasters.

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

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

The study underlines the need for both risk mitigation strategies and early warning systems against GLOFs, the sudden release ...

Experts from the global Earth science community – including a scientist from the University of Calgary – have pieced together what happened during the ...

In a comprehensive analysis, researchers present the divers, causes, and impacts of the catastrophic 2023 Sikkim glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF ...

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 ...

Proposal documents and the minutes of the January 10 meeting showed that one of the key concerns of the Environment ...

Studying the shape of Suicide Basin and how it changes could give researchers a better sense of how much water could be ...

Expert committee recommends reconstructing Teesta-3 dam in Sikkim with stronger concrete structure and improved early warning ...

The Sikkim unit of the BJP said the “hasty clearance” given by the expert appraisal committee (EAC) raised serious concerns ...