Time-Bombs Ticking Along Himalayan Mountains: Need For Emergent Action During International Year Of Glaciers’ Preservation – Analysis

Before the October 2023 flood in Sikkim, scientists and different agencies of the Government of India were working on installing an early warning system for glacial floods from the lake. It was known that cloudbursts could pose a severe threat with flash floods

When on 4 October 2023 heavy rains caused the glacial South Lhonak...