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    Melting glacier triggers calamitous flashflood in Nepal

    Melting glacier triggers calamitous flashflood in Nepal

    31 Aug 2026

     Nepal’s flashflood which had destroyed villages, killed more than 750 people, and led to about 3,000 missing, a large majority of them foreign tourists from India, the United States...

    India steps up monitoring of glaciers after Nepal floods

    India steps up monitoring of glaciers after Nepal floods

    29 Aug 2026

    India is stepping up monitoring of its Himalayan regions bordering China and Nepal, days after deadly floods apparently triggered by a glacial collapse, authorities said Saturday. The US Geological...

    Climate change-hit glaciers affect potable water

    Climate change-hit glaciers affect potable water

    16 Jun 2026

    New research shows glaciers are also active chemical systems and climate warming may be altering not just how much water they release, but also its quality, says a Mongabay-India...

    Body of missing Pakistani man found on melting glacier after 28 years

    Body of missing Pakistani man found on melting glacier after 28 years

    07 Aug 2025

    The family of a missing man whose body was discovered on a melting glacier in Pakistan after 28 years said Thursday its recovery had brought them some relief. The...

    Expanding and melting glacial lakes pose huge dangers

    Expanding and melting glacial lakes pose huge dangers

    15 Jul 2025

    Glacial lakes and water bodies across the Himalayan region have expanded by 11% since 2011, according to a report by India’s Central Water Commission (CWC). The report, highlighted in...

    Two 'catastrophic' years melt away 10% of Swiss glacier volume: Study

    Two 'catastrophic' years melt away 10% of Swiss glacier volume: Study

    29 Sep 2023

    Two consecutive years of extreme warming in the Alps have obliterated 10 per cent of Swiss glacier volume — the same amount lost in the three decades prior to...

    I saw houses being washed away in Alaska glacial flooding

    I saw houses being washed away in Alaska glacial flooding

    11 Aug 2023

    Summer Koester, The Independent It was a hot, sunny day in Alaska’s capital city, uncharacteristic of the largest temperate rainforest in the world. My nineteen-year-old niece and I were...

    Global warming is thawing glacial areas

    Global warming is thawing glacial areas

    27 Jan 2023

    Over 32 trillion gallons of rain and snow fell on California since Christmas. Now this is a scenario that no one, let alone Americans, would want to see repeated in...

    Already shrunk by half, Swiss glaciers melting faster: Study

    Already shrunk by half, Swiss glaciers melting faster: Study

    22 Aug 2022

    Switzerland's 1,400 glaciers have lost more than half their total volume since the early 1930s, a new study has found, and researchers say the ice retreat is accelerating at...

    Missing India soldier’s body found on glacier after 38 years

    Missing India soldier’s body found on glacier after 38 years

    17 Aug 2022

    The remains of an Indian army soldier have been found more than 38 years after he went missing on a glacier at the highest point along the heavily militarized...

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