A recent study on Himachal Pradesh's Gepang Gath glacier reveals rapid retreat and proglacial lake expansion, linking it to climate change.

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav addressed the ecological vulnerability of the Himalayas due to accelerated glacier melt, emphasizing the threat to water security. A study reveals the rapid ...

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In J&K itself, the authors identified 332 proglacial lakes, of which 65 have differing (nontrivial) glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) risks. A proglacial lake is formed when water from a melting ...

By and large the proglacial lakes show an area increase compared to other lake types. In 2000, 36 glacial lakes were present, which increased by 43 in 2020," stated the study. The primary cause of ...

The whole area used to be a giant proglacial lake. Tamarack sits on Ojibwe land and is 1855 and 1854 treaty territory. Last weekend, artist and activist Shanai Matteson helped organize a tour of ...

New Delhi: This week, what was reportedly a cloudburst over the glacial south Lhonak Lake caused it to breach its embankment. While water initially breached the Chungthang dam, it resulted in ...

“In Sikkim, the lake-terminating glaciers have shown accelerated growth compared to the glaciers with no lakes (Aggarwal et al., 2017). South Lhonak glacier is no different; it is one of the fastest ...

The South Lhonak glacier is one of the fastest retreating glaciers, and the associated proglacial lake has become the largest and fastest-growing in the state. The glacier receded two km in 46 ...