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

New images from the North Sea show never-before-seen landforms that were carved by a single, colossal ice sheet 1 million ...

Himalayan tsunami study reveals 2023 Sikkim flood details, warns of repeat disasters due to climate change impact.

Beneath the muddy depths of the North Sea, scientists have uncovered an ancient, frozen world shaped by a massive Ice Age ...

Scientists have produced the first remote sensing analysis of how water clouded by sediment in glacier meltwater moves on the ...

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

A glacier collapse caused a massive flood disaster in Sikkim, India, in 2023. Scientists linked the event to climate change.

A Newcastle University student has contributed to a major international study which has identified the exact causes and ...

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 flood devastated the Teesta Hydroelectric Project Stage-III (1200 MW), washed away the dam and flooded the underground ...

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 ...