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.

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

Back at home, researchers are trying to learn more about how and why a glacier in Juneau causes repeated flooding. Your ...

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

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

Numerical modelling of the glacial lake outburst flood at South Lonak Lake, Sikkim, India, showing the progressive flooding of the Teesta River valley (top) and the observed and modelled erosion ...

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

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

South Lhonak Lake located at 5,200 m above sea level in the Upper Teesta basin, experienced an outburst, triggering a ...

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 ...