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Basal melting of ice shelves in Greenland may lead to a 2-meter rise in se
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Published in 'Nature Communications' on Tuesday, a study into Greenland's huge northern glaciers found that melting of ice shelves may lift the sea levels by 2.1 meters, nearly 7 feet if the glaciers were to break down completely.
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Indian Army pays tribute to first Agniveer Gawate Akshay Laxman, who lost
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Indian Army on Sunday paid tribute to Agniveer Gawate Akshay Laxman, an operator who lost his life in the service of duty amid the tracherous terrians of Siachen glacier.
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Army establishes first-ever BSNL BTS on world's highest battlefield Siache
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"Siachen Warriors in collaboration with BSNL established first ever BSNL BTS at forward posts of the highest battlefield on October 6, to extend mobile communication for the soldiers deployed at more than 15,500 feet," posted the Fire and Fury Corps of the Indian Army on X.
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Switzerland’s glaciers lose 10 pc of their ice volume in two years
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Glaciers in Switzerland are shrinking, have lost a total of ten per cent of their ice volume over a period of two years as a combination of low snowfall and soaring temperatures which caused unprecedented melting, according to figures released on Thursday, CNN reported.
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BSF's 18-member team to scale world's 8th highest peak Mt Manaslu in Nepal
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The team is being led by Padma Shri Loveraj Singh Dharamshaktu, Deputy Commandant. The officer is the only mountaineer in our country who has scaled Mt Everest seven times.
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One Army officer died, three soldiers injured in fire accident in Siachen
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
One Army officer died while three soldiers sustained injuries in a fire accident in the Siachen glacier on Wednesday.
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ISRO-NASA's NISAR satellite to track movements of Earth’s land, ice surfac
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Two major components of the NISAR satellite have been combined to create a single spacecraft in Bengaluru, India. The NISAR satellite will deepen understanding of climate change, deforestation, glacier melt, volcanoes, earthquakes and other issues.
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J-K: IAF rescues two stranded mountaineers from Thajwas Glacier
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"In a swift and successful operation today evening, IAF ALH Mk III helicopter rescued two injured civilian mountaineers in the nick of time from Thajwas Glacier, one of whom had suffered multiple fractures, hypothermia and other injuries," an official statement said.
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Woman dead, 5 rescued after avalanche hits Uttarakhand's Atlakoti
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A group of six pilgrims were stuck after a glacier fragment broke off at Atlakoti on the Hemkund Sahib Yatra route on Sunday evening.
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Vanishing glaciers pose threat to Alpine Biodiversity: Study
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Researchers warned that with glaciers melting at unprecedented rates due to climate change, invertebrates that live in the cold meltwater rivers of the European Alps will face widespread habitat loss.
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Uttarakhand: Yatra route towards Kedarnath Dham temporarily closed after f
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
"Due to the breaking of the glacier again at Bhairon Glacier at 2:25 pm, the Yatra route has been completely closed for movement," an official said. In this regard, Rudraprayag District Magistrate Mayur Dixit appealed to the pilgrims to avoid going on foot towards Kedarnath Dham.
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Uttarakhand: Route between Bhairav Gadera, Kuber Gadera temporarily closed
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The route between Bhairav Gadera and Kuber Gadera on the walking route towards Kedarnath has been closed due to the arrival of the glacier, an official informed on Wednesday.
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