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Uttarakhand flash floods: 2019 study had warned of Himalayan glaciers melting The study, published in the journal Science Advances in June 2019, shows that glaciers have been losing the equivalent of more than a vertical foot and half of ice each year since 2000. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- NDRF and others during rescue operations for the people who are stranded in the tunnel near the Tapovan Dam in Chamoli. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav/EPS) By Express News Service DEHRADUN:  A part of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday, leading to massive floo...

Uttarakhand flood ‘quite peculiar’: Scientists to study cause - what we know so far Kalachand Sain, the director of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, stated a ‘glacial burst’ is widely considered the cause (also the cause of the 2013 Uttarakhand floods), with a close second reason being a possible cloudburst. February 08, 2021 / 02:11 PM IST The sudden floods washed away hydroelectric stations on the river system and killed at least 10 people so far. Another 143 are missing as scores of labourers were trapped in tunnels due to the sudden water rush A team of scientists fro...

Incremental use of reinforced concrete cement structures replacing the traditional wood and stone masonry is accelerating a heat-island impact in the mountain region. There are more than 8000 glacial lakes in the Himalayas of which 200 are classified as dangerous.

A part of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, leading to massive floods, that led to the death of 10 people. The deluge also brought spotlight on the 2013 flash floods in the hill states that wiped out settlements and killed over 5,000 people.

Read more about Uttarakhand flood: Experts point to rising human intervention in Himalayas on Business Standard. Increasing human intervention in ecologically sensitive Himalayan region is making it more vulnerable to climate change, environment experts said