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Harsil, Kathua Devastated: Cloudbursts, Flashfloods Ravage The Himalayas
- Sunday August 17, 2025
- India News | Edited by Abhinav Singh
Himalayan floods linked to climate change, deforestation, glacial lake outbursts, and monsoon rains.
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www.ndtv.com
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What Caused Uttarkashi Flash Floods? ISRO Satellite Images Reveal Clues
- Friday August 8, 2025
- India News | Reported by Aishvarya Jain
The devastating mudslide that swept through the Dharali area in Uttarkashi has left the region reeling.
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www.ndtv.com
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Glacial Lake Burst Behind Uttarakhand Floods? A Look At Previous Instances
- Thursday August 7, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
A glacial lake burst is a sudden flood caused when a lake formed by melting glaciers breaches its natural dam, releasing massive amounts of water downstream.
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www.ndtv.com
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Melting Glaciers, Fragile Slopes, Human Hubris: What Led To Uttarakhand's Tragedy
- Wednesday August 6, 2025
- India News | Reported by Shreya Ghosh
Five dead, dozens missing. Was it a cloudburst or a glacial lake outburst? Experts say the Uttarakhand flash floods reflect the escalating impact of climate change on the Himalayas.
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www.ndtv.com
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Tibetan Glacial Lake Drainage Sparked Deadly Nepal Flood: Climate Body
- Thursday July 10, 2025
- World News | Reuters
The deadly flood in Nepal's Bhote Koshi River that killed at least nine people this week was triggered by the draining of a supraglacial lake in the Tibet region of China, according to a regional climate monitoring body.
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www.ndtv.com
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Hindu Kush Himalayas At Greater Risk Of Landslides, Floods This Monsoon: Report
- Wednesday June 11, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
There is a high risk of flash floods, landslides and glacial lake outburst floods in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region this monsoon season due to forecasts of above-average rainfall, experts from an intergovernmental organisation said on Wednesday
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www.ndtv.com
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Roopkund Lake Travel Guide: How To Reach The Mysterious 'Lake Of Skeletons' In Uttarakhand
- Wednesday May 14, 2025
- Travel | Jigyasa Kakwani
Roopkund, popularly known as 'Mystery Lake' or 'Lake of Skeletons', is a high-altitude glacial lake in Uttarakhand.
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www.ndtv.com/travel
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Ancient Geological Hotspot Linked to Great Lakes' Depth and Formation
- Thursday January 9, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
New research reveals an ancient geological hotspot influenced the Great Lakes' formation millions of years ago. As North America drifted over this hotspot, the lithosphere weakened, enabling glacial forces during the Ice Age to carve the deep depressions of these massive lakes. Seismic data supports this theory, showing unusual wave movements benea...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Explore Chile’s Marble Caves: Turquoise Wonders Sculpted by Nature
- Monday December 16, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Chile’s Marble Caves, located on the shores of General Carrera Lake in the Aysén Region, are extraordinary natural formations shaped over 10,000 to 15,000 years. These caverns, known for their smooth, swirling marble walls, reflect vibrant turquoise hues due to the glacial silt in the water. Originally limestone, the rock underwent metamorphosis...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Greenland Glacier Outburst Flood Releases 3,000 Billion Litres of Meltwater
- Friday December 13, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
A glacial lake outburst in East Greenland unleashed 3,000 billion litres of meltwater into the Scoresby Sound fjord. The flood, caused by the collapse of Catalina Lake under the Edward Bailey Glacier, is one of the largest ever recorded. University of Copenhagen scientists monitored the event in real time. Experts warn such floods are becoming more...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Major Glacial Lake Surveys In Arunachal, Sikkim Areas Bordering China
- Thursday August 29, 2024
- India News | NDTV News Desk
As a part of the national survey to preempt the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF), the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has started surveying the Eastern Himalayas to map all glacial lakes in the country.
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www.ndtv.com
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Plans On To Tackle "Dangerous" Glacial Lakes In Himalayas
- Thursday August 22, 2024
- India News | Written by Neeta Sharma
The expanding glacial lakes in the Himalayas are a matter of serious concern and the National Disaster Management Authority or NDMA has finalised a list of 189 "potentially dangerous" lakes.
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www.ndtv.com
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Why Experts Have Been Sent To 6 High-Risk Glacial Lakes In Arunachal Pradesh
- Wednesday August 21, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Two teams of experts have been sent to six high-risk glacial lakes in Arunachal for the first time to assess the possibility of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF) and ways to access these water bodies for mitigation measures, official sources said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Amit Shah-Led High-Level Committee Approves Disaster Mitigation Projects
- Thursday July 25, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
A high-level committee headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday approved several disaster mitigation and capacity building projects for various states that include combating urban flooding and checking glacial lake outburst floods.
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www.ndtv.com
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89% Expanding Glacial Lakes In Himalayas Grew More Than Twice In 38 Years: ISRO
- Monday April 22, 2024
- India News | Edited by Debanish Achom
At least 89 per cent of 2,431 glacial lakes in the Himalayas that were identified in 2016-17 have notably expanded since 1984, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said in a report today.
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www.ndtv.com
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Harsil, Kathua Devastated: Cloudbursts, Flashfloods Ravage The Himalayas
- Sunday August 17, 2025
- India News | Edited by Abhinav Singh
Himalayan floods linked to climate change, deforestation, glacial lake outbursts, and monsoon rains.
-
www.ndtv.com
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What Caused Uttarkashi Flash Floods? ISRO Satellite Images Reveal Clues
- Friday August 8, 2025
- India News | Reported by Aishvarya Jain
The devastating mudslide that swept through the Dharali area in Uttarkashi has left the region reeling.
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www.ndtv.com
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Glacial Lake Burst Behind Uttarakhand Floods? A Look At Previous Instances
- Thursday August 7, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
A glacial lake burst is a sudden flood caused when a lake formed by melting glaciers breaches its natural dam, releasing massive amounts of water downstream.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Melting Glaciers, Fragile Slopes, Human Hubris: What Led To Uttarakhand's Tragedy
- Wednesday August 6, 2025
- India News | Reported by Shreya Ghosh
Five dead, dozens missing. Was it a cloudburst or a glacial lake outburst? Experts say the Uttarakhand flash floods reflect the escalating impact of climate change on the Himalayas.
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www.ndtv.com
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Tibetan Glacial Lake Drainage Sparked Deadly Nepal Flood: Climate Body
- Thursday July 10, 2025
- World News | Reuters
The deadly flood in Nepal's Bhote Koshi River that killed at least nine people this week was triggered by the draining of a supraglacial lake in the Tibet region of China, according to a regional climate monitoring body.
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www.ndtv.com
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Hindu Kush Himalayas At Greater Risk Of Landslides, Floods This Monsoon: Report
- Wednesday June 11, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
There is a high risk of flash floods, landslides and glacial lake outburst floods in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region this monsoon season due to forecasts of above-average rainfall, experts from an intergovernmental organisation said on Wednesday
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www.ndtv.com
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Roopkund Lake Travel Guide: How To Reach The Mysterious 'Lake Of Skeletons' In Uttarakhand
- Wednesday May 14, 2025
- Travel | Jigyasa Kakwani
Roopkund, popularly known as 'Mystery Lake' or 'Lake of Skeletons', is a high-altitude glacial lake in Uttarakhand.
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www.ndtv.com/travel
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Ancient Geological Hotspot Linked to Great Lakes' Depth and Formation
- Thursday January 9, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
New research reveals an ancient geological hotspot influenced the Great Lakes' formation millions of years ago. As North America drifted over this hotspot, the lithosphere weakened, enabling glacial forces during the Ice Age to carve the deep depressions of these massive lakes. Seismic data supports this theory, showing unusual wave movements benea...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Explore Chile’s Marble Caves: Turquoise Wonders Sculpted by Nature
- Monday December 16, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Chile’s Marble Caves, located on the shores of General Carrera Lake in the Aysén Region, are extraordinary natural formations shaped over 10,000 to 15,000 years. These caverns, known for their smooth, swirling marble walls, reflect vibrant turquoise hues due to the glacial silt in the water. Originally limestone, the rock underwent metamorphosis...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Greenland Glacier Outburst Flood Releases 3,000 Billion Litres of Meltwater
- Friday December 13, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
A glacial lake outburst in East Greenland unleashed 3,000 billion litres of meltwater into the Scoresby Sound fjord. The flood, caused by the collapse of Catalina Lake under the Edward Bailey Glacier, is one of the largest ever recorded. University of Copenhagen scientists monitored the event in real time. Experts warn such floods are becoming more...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Major Glacial Lake Surveys In Arunachal, Sikkim Areas Bordering China
- Thursday August 29, 2024
- India News | NDTV News Desk
As a part of the national survey to preempt the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF), the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has started surveying the Eastern Himalayas to map all glacial lakes in the country.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Plans On To Tackle "Dangerous" Glacial Lakes In Himalayas
- Thursday August 22, 2024
- India News | Written by Neeta Sharma
The expanding glacial lakes in the Himalayas are a matter of serious concern and the National Disaster Management Authority or NDMA has finalised a list of 189 "potentially dangerous" lakes.
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www.ndtv.com
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Why Experts Have Been Sent To 6 High-Risk Glacial Lakes In Arunachal Pradesh
- Wednesday August 21, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Two teams of experts have been sent to six high-risk glacial lakes in Arunachal for the first time to assess the possibility of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF) and ways to access these water bodies for mitigation measures, official sources said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Amit Shah-Led High-Level Committee Approves Disaster Mitigation Projects
- Thursday July 25, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
A high-level committee headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday approved several disaster mitigation and capacity building projects for various states that include combating urban flooding and checking glacial lake outburst floods.
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www.ndtv.com
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89% Expanding Glacial Lakes In Himalayas Grew More Than Twice In 38 Years: ISRO
- Monday April 22, 2024
- India News | Edited by Debanish Achom
At least 89 per cent of 2,431 glacial lakes in the Himalayas that were identified in 2016-17 have notably expanded since 1984, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said in a report today.
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www.ndtv.com