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 ...

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 ...

Site serves as an important habitat and stopover site for birds migrating across the Himalayas, including the critically endangered Baer’s pochard (Aythya baeri) The Khachoedpalri Lake in Sikkim, ...

New Delhi: A new paper on the 2023 Glacial Lake Outburst Flood that killed nearly 100 people in the northwestern part of Sikkim has revealed the magnitude of damage a GLOF can trigger. It also ...

On 3 October 2023, approximately 14.7 million cubic meters of frozen moraine material collapsed into South Lhonak Lake, triggering a tsunami-like impact wave up to 20 meters high.

Fourteen months after a devastating glacier lake outburst flood in Sikkim washed away the Teesta-3 dam — the State’s biggest hydropower project — and killing at least 100, an expert ...