THE National Assembly has expressed grave concern about the ongoing discharge of wastewater and industrial waste into Lake Victoria, citing its detrimental effects on the region’s ecosystem. Jackson ...

The last leg of the journey, a ride north and west from Watertown to Webster and Waubay, revealed water in every low spot – from sheetwater in farm pastures to large, expansive fishing lakes.

This rapid expansion increases risk of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) for downstream communities. Published in journal Elsevier's Global and Planetary Change, the study analysed satellite ...

The lake’s volume depends on three key variables: annual river flow into the lake, precipitation onto the water, and evaporation off the lake surface, but it was previously unknown which of these ...

The event was identified as a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF), which is a sudden release of water from a lake fed by glacial melt. The research, published in Science, explores the many drivers of ...

PTI file photo of the 2023 floods in Sikkim. Patna/Kathmandu: For the first time since devastating South Lhonk Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) in Sikkim in 2023, a scientific study has revealed ...

Sediment from the glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) in October 2023 amplified destruction. Image via Press Information Bureau, Government of India. Opposition parties in the state such as the Sikkim ...

NEW DELHI: The Centre has approved Rs 150 crore for a project to mitigate risk due to glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) in Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Uttarakhand. According ...

The Centre has approved the implementation of a new National Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) Risk Mitigation Project (NGRMP) in Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Uttarakhand. In a ...

A Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) is a sudden release of water from a glacial lake due to the failure of a natural dam, leading to catastrophic flooding.Global warming has intensified the risk ...

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An international study has cautioned that the growing number of hydroelectric projects near glacier lakes in the Himalayas increases risks of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF). The 2023 flood ...