India ranks high in the threat list not so much because of the physical setup but because of 'a huge number of people downstream'.
The marginalised and poor communities are at a greater risk of deadly heatwaves, disastrous floods and devastating cyclones
The incident occurred in an area close to the Niti valley near the Indo-China border on Friday evening, officials said.
According to Nepali officials, the move may expect to happen by 2024
.jpg "Between 2017 and 2020, there were three large breakup events, creating icebergs more than 8 kilometers long and 22 miles 36 kilometers wide")
The Pine Island Glacier's ice shelf loss accelerated in 2017, causing scientists to worry that with climate change the glacier's collapse could happen quicker than the many centuries predicted.
Reports of 205 missing people have been registered at the Joshimath police station, a media bulletin said.
A huge chunk of the glacier cleaved off Sunday, sparking an avalanche onto unsuspecting hikers below killing at least seven people were killed, while 13 went missing.
The death toll in the disaster that struck Chamoli district a fortnight ago mounted to 68.
Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat visited Lata in Chamoli district on Tuesday to meet the residents of the avalanche-hit villages.
About 26 bodies have been recovered and 171 people still missing as multiple agencies worked at rescuing over 30 workers feared trapped in an underground tunnel
The prompt action of the Disaster teams and state relief teams have successfully evacuated hundreds of people.
A glacier broke off at Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, leading to a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river
A glacier broke off at Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, leading to a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river
After the Uttarakhand flood tragedy, Indian politicians, as well as world leaders, have expressed solidarity with the state
Over 150 labourers working at a power project are feared dead after a glacier broke off at Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, followed by a flood
A glacier splintered in Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, causing floods in the area
Keeping an eye on all possible developments, tweeted Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
Various teams of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police and the National Disaster Response Force were rushed to flood-hit areas in Uttarakhand on Sunday afternoon
The analysis, spanning 40 years of satellite observations across India, China, Nepal and Bhutan, indicates that climate change is eating the Himalayan...
