A Himalayan tsunami generated by the collapse of a huge mass of rock, ice, and sediment into a glacial lake triggered the 2023 Sikkim flood that killed 55 people and destroyed a 1,200-megawatt ...

Experts from the global Earth science community – including a scientist from the University of Calgary – have pieced together what happened during the massive Sikkim flood to try to help ...

Flash flooding has hit parts of northeastern India killing more than a dozen people. More than 100 are still missing including 22 soldiers. Heavy rain over Lhonak lake in the state of Sikkim ...

A glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) battered the 1,200 MW Teesta III hydel dam–Sikkim’s biggest– built at a cost of ₹13,965-crore (PTI FILE Photo) Now, Sikkim seeks to rebuild Teesta Dam ...

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 ...

On October 4, 2023, a cloudburst led the South Lhonak lake, perched at 17,000 feet in the Lhonak Valley, to breach its banks, causing a catastrophic glacial flood ... 23. If adopted, Sikkim's ...

Credit: University of Zurich Numerical modeling of the glacial lake outburst flood at South Lonak Lake, Sikkim, India, showing the progressive flooding of the Teesta River valley (top) and the ...

Experts from the global Earth science community have pieced together what happened during the massive Sikkim flood to try to help others prepare for similar disasters. Experts from the global ...

a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) swallowed more than 100 lives, damaged 1,800 houses, and battered the 1,200 MW Teesta III hydel dam–Sikkim's biggest– built at a cost of ₹13,965-crore ...