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IIT Guwahati develops framework to identify High-Risk areas for Glacial La
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Research from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati have developed a predictive framework to identify the locations where glacial lakes are likely to form in the Eastern Himalayan mountains.
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Pakistan: Floods inundate hundreds of Punjab villages, mass evacuations un
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Flooding in Punjab's rivers has submerged homes and crops in hundreds of villages, forcing evacuations and displacing many residents. Authorities have issued alerts and are monitoring the situation as water levels rise due to monsoon rains and glacial melt, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Indus River swells in Punjab's Kalabagh as monsoon rains trigger
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Heavy monsoon rains and glacial melting have caused medium-level flooding at Kalabagh and killed at least 63 people in Punjab, Pakistan, Dawn reported. Authorities warned of more rain spells ahead, with rescue efforts ongoing. Over 1000 people have been rescued, and emergency measures are in
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Can We Stop Glacial Melt Before It Triggers a Global Water Crisis?
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 26: On March 2025 at 11 AM, at Hotel Drake Longchamp in Geneva, the India Water Foundation (IWF), in collaboration with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Mountain Partnership of the United Nations, convened a High-Level Policy Dialogue on Fostering
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Study finds far higher than expected rate of underwater glacial melting
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 29 (ANI): According to a breakthrough study, scientists using robotic kayaks have discovered that the Tidewater glaciers, the massive rivers of ice that end in the ocean, maybe melting underwater much faster than previously thought.
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