[ad_1] A combination of extreme rain in the northeast, retreating glaciers and poorly planned hydropower projects led to the current crisis in Sikkim, where a glacial lake outburst flood left…
[ad_1] Two days after the cloudburst over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim triggered a flash flood in the Teesta river basin, killing almost 40 people, reports arrived that scientists and…
[ad_1] PTI | | Posted by Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao The devastation and loss of lives due to a flash flood in the Lachen valley caused by a cloudburst in Sikkim’s…
[ad_1] Multiple government agencies and scientific expeditions red-flagged the vulnerability of Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim to a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) for at least a last decade, documents…
[ad_1] The massive earthquake that struck Nepal, tremors of which were felt in India’s national capital Delhi, may have been the reason behind the sudden outburst of the south Lhonak…
[ad_1] At least 14 persons were killed and another 120 people, including 23 army personnel, went missing after a flash flood triggered by a glacial lake outburst following heavy rains…
