Sikkim’s Teesta III dam rebuilding project gets the nod of the Environment Ministry’s Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC), but a ...

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.

Today's news roundup to get a lowdown of global and local events and developments. This live blog gives you the day's most ...

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 ...

On the night of 3 October 2023, a ridge of frozen rock and other debris on the side of the South Lhonak glacier – called a “lateral moraine” – collapsed into the glacial lake. This set off a ...

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

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 ...