Where is Roopkund Lake, and how many skeletons have been discovered there? – The latest scientific research on their origins ...
For many years, scientists have been discussing whether the population in mountain regions is increasingly at risk from meltwater floods, as melting glaciers release more and more water. A small ...
While many lakes worldwide are shrinking, the northern Tibetan Plateau is experiencing a dramatic expansion. Satellite images ...
Pilgrims are being fast-tracked into ‘spiritual tourists’. This places impossible demands on the vulnerable Himalayan region ...
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CHENNAI: Images of melting glaciers are perhaps the most common representation of climate change. Glaciers around the world are melting at an alarming rate due to global warming. A recent study by ...
as sudden floods caused by glacial lake outbursts can be destructive. Despite the urgency of the issue, research on the Eastern Himalayas remains limited. This study contributes to the ...
in April 2023 reported a significant expansion of 676 glacial lakes across the Indus, Ganga, and Brahmaputra basins between 1984 and 2023, increasing the risk of GLOFs in the Indian Himalayas.