An earth scientist explains the impact that ice loss can have on the stability of the surrounding mountain slopes and glacial lakes.

A new study reveals that the devastating 2023 flood in Derna, Libya, was not merely the result of extreme rainfall but was ...

Glacial lakes in the Himalayas are expanding at an alarming rate, increasing the risk of catastrophic floods for nearby ...

Many people living in the Himalayas, Andes, Alps, Rocky Mountains, Iceland, and Alaska have experienced glacial lake outburst floods of one type or another.

On the night of October 3-4, 2023, thousands of people living along the Teesta River in Sikkim and West Bengal, India, had to ...

Himalayan glaciers are not just frozen reservoirs of water; they are the lifeblood of South Asia. These colossal ice masses feed major river systems, including the Ganges, Indus, and Brahmaputra, ...

Water is deeply connected with human culture, traditions, social values and life itself. It is essential to human survival, ...

2025 has been declared the International Year of Glacier Preservation (IYGP), and March 21 is celebrated as World Day for ...

The hydrological cycle is speeding up as global temperatures get hotter, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels like ...

The Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region, home to the world's largest ice reserves outside the Arctic and Antarctic, is ...

Amit Sharma As per World Meteorological Organization, Glaciers dropped about 600 gigatons of water in 2023, the most ...

By Dhurjati Mukherjee The United Nations has declared 2025 as the ‘International Year of Glacier Preservation’, given the ...