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 ...

Bhubaneswar : A catastrophic Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) struck Sikkim’s Upper Teesta Basin on October 3, 2023, originating from South Lhonak Lake (5,200 m). The flood traveled ~385 km ...

Three days after the BJP Sikkim unit wrote to PM Narendra Modi expressing its concerns over the recent nod given by a central panel to resume construction of the Teesta-III hydropower project, ...

launching the National Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) Risk Mitigation Project (NGRMP) to protect vulnerable states such as Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, and Uttarakhand.

The deadly South Lhonak Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) in Sikkim in October 2023 was triggered by the collapse of 14.7 million cubic meters of frozen moraine, releasing a tsunami-like wave ...

they pose a serious threat of sudden floods known as Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs). In the Eastern Himalaya, particularly in Sikkim, the risk of GLOFs is increasing, endangering communities and ...

The 2023 flood that destroyed Sikkim's Teesta III project underscores the vulnerability of Himalayan hydropower infrastructure to extreme natural events exacerbated by climate change.

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 ...

Despite this, thousands of people remain without power after severe flash flooding affected much of the far north. This image shows the extent of the widespread flooding in the Whitsunday Region ...

Researchers have now pieced together what happened during the massive Sikkim flood in a bid to better prepare for future catastrophic events. Listen to Story A vehicle that got washed away lies atop a ...

The 2023 Sikkim floods were triggered by landslides that were made more likely due to heavy rainfall and were a result of an interplay of climate change, glacier loss and human infrastructure in ...