The outburst flood in East Greenland occurred because meltwater from Catalina Lake had been accumulating over the past twenty years. The lake is situated in a valley blocked by the massive Edward ...

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 ...

The Indian government has initiated a bold step to mitigate glacial lake outburst flood risks through the National Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Risk Mitigation Project (NGRMP). Announced in the Lok ...

A comprehensive study by Kaushik et al., conducted in the Sikkim Himalaya employed satellite imagery and advanced modelling techniques to create an updated inventory of glacial lakes, assess their ...

New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): The Central government has approved National Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Risk Mitigation Project (NGRMP) for its implementation in Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal ...

Record flood levels, the result of outbursts at Mendenhall Glacier, are shown for August 2023 and 2024. (Graph provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with data from the U.S.

Abstract: Due to climate change, the Northwesterner Gilgit Baltistan's, Ghizer district is highly susceptible to glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs). Nearly 24 GLOFs have occurred in this area in the ...

The collapse of a 14.7-million cubic metre mass of rock, ice and sediment into the South Lhonak glacial lake was the trigger behind the devastating 2023 Sikkim flood that destroyed a hydropower dam on ...

The Central government has approved National Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Risk Mitigation Project (NGRMP) for its implementation in Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Uttarakhand to ...

Update: This story has been updated to add new information. HENDERSONVILLE - City officials are taking another look at the city’s floodplain ordinance and related standards for development in the wake ...

ASHEVILLE - If a series of floodplain ordinance amendments are not adopted by the city of Asheville, the city's status in the National Floodplain Insurance Program — which provides insurance to ...