Dhauliganga

A deserted Marina beach is seen during rains before Cyclone Nivar's landfall, in Chennai

Most Indian Districts Are Vulnerable To Extreme Climate Events – Study

Seema Sharma 17/02/2021

The most floods occurred in 2005, with 140 affecting...

A view shows damage after a Himalayan glacier broke and crashed into a dam at Raini Chak Lata village in Chamoli district, northern state of Uttarakhand, India, February 7, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

The Data Is Clear: Himalayan Glaciers Are in Distress

Katharina Buchholz 12/02/2021

The World Glacier Monitoring Service supported warning signs about...

Maxar's satellite image shows an overview of NTPC's under-construction Tapovan Vishnugad Hydropower plant project along the Dhauliganga River in the Uttarakhand region of India before glacial collapse and flash flood

The Science and the Political Economy of the Rishi Ganga Flood

R. Sreedhar 11/02/2021

The damages being wrought on the third pole are...

Rescue operation outside a tunnel after a part of a glacier broke away, in Tapovan,Uttarakhand.Photo:Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis

In Indian Himalayas, Drones Draw Blank in Search for Workers Missing in Flooded Tunnel

Reuters 11/02/2021

204 people remain unaccounted for in the Tapovan tunnel,...

Rescue team members work near a tunnel after a part of a glacier broke away and caused flood in Tapovan.

What Caused the Deadly Avalanche in the Indian Himalayas?

Alasdair Pal and Saurabh Sharma 09/02/2021

Some experts have said heavy snowfall followed by bright...