Numerical modelling of the glacial lake outburst flood at South Lonak Lake, Sikkim, India, showing the progressive flooding of the Teesta River valley (top) and the observed and modelled erosion ...

Scientists have, for the first time, observed a massive glacial lake outburst in East Greenland, releasing over 3,000 billion ...

The Central Government has sanctioned the National Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Risk Mitigation Project across vulnerable ...

Glaciers are melting at an alarming rate due to climate change, leading to the formation and expansion of glacial lakes.

The event was identified as a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF), which is a sudden release ... tells Carbon Brief the sheer scale of impact is not always evident in satellite images. He explains: ...

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 ...