As ice frozen for millennia thaws, Kashmir wakes up to new risks
Permafrost melting in Kashmir Himalaya poses environmental threats, affecting roads, households, lakes, and hydropower ...
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Floods and landslides: Assessing the risks of glacial lake outbursts
As global temperatures rise, glaciers are melting, creating dangerous glacial lakes. These lakes pose risks to downstream communities and infrastructure.
Rapid melting of glaciers threaten Himalayan pastoral livelihood, says UN report
The United Nations' new report highlights that the rapid melting of Himalayan glaciers has increased the vulnerability of ...
India Today3d
Melting glaciers are creating huge lakes in Himalayas. They could burst anytime
Satellite analyses by Suhora Technologies, which monitors 33,000 lakes across the Indus, Ganga, and Brahmaputra basins, ...
Melting glaciers put 2 billion people at risk around the world, says new report
Accelerating glacier melt could trigger an avalanche of cascading impacts on economies, ecosystems and communities.
As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions
In mountain ranges around the world, glaciers are melting as global temperatures rise. Europe's Alps and Pyrenees lost 40% of ...
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Kiaria, Utah’s newest red panda, is ready to meet the public
Kiaria, a seven-year-old Chinese red panda, transferred to Utah’s Hogle Zoo from the Toledo Zoo in Ohio, based on a breeding ...
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Satellite early warning system for natural hazards
SLF researchers are training Indian specialists to use satellite data and computer models to identify impending natural hazards and areas that could ...
As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions − World Day for Glaciers carries a reminder
A glacial lake outburst flood in the Himalayas in October 2023 damaged more than 30 bridges and destroyed a 200-foot-high (60-meter) hydropower plant. Residents had little warning. By the time the ...
Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul-Spiti most vulnerable to avalanches: Study
A new study of 11 Western Himalayan districts shows that most of Himachal Pradesh’s districts are the most vulnerable to ...
Analysis of Himalayan districts shows Lahaul and Spiti most vulnerable to avalanches
Lahaul and Spiti in Himachal Pradesh is the most susceptible to avalanches, while Chamoli in Uttarakhand ranks highest in vulnerability within its state. Researchers from IISER, Bhopal, attributed ...