Global warming-induced melting and thawing of the cryosphere are severely altering the
volume and timing of water supplied from High Mountain Asia, adversely affecting …

The Himalaya plays a vital role in regulating the freshwater availability for nearly a billion
people living in the Indus, Ganga, and Brahmaputra River basins. Due to climate change …

Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are a great concern for the Himalaya, as they can
severely damage downstream populations and infrastructures. These floods originate at …

Deglaciation due to atmospheric warming has led to the formation and expansion of
numerous glacial lakes, especially in the eastern Himalaya. Many of these glacial lakes are …

Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are a severe threat to communities in the Himalayas;
however, GLOF mitigation strategies have been implemented for only a few lakes, and future …

On the night of October 3, 2023, the moraine-dammed South Lhonak Lake in Sikkim
suddenly discharged a substantial volume of water, resulting in a glacial lake outburst flood …

Lake volume is a critical parameter in the prediction of potential flood volume and peak
discharge in the risk assessment of glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF). As existing volume …

On 3 October 2023, a multihazard cascade in the Sikkim Himalaya, India, was triggered by
14.7 million m3 of frozen lateral moraine collapsing into South Lhonak Lake, generating an …

Assessing the extent to which glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are increasing in
frequency in modern times and whether their incidence is driven by anthropogenic climate …

On 4 October 2023, a glacier lake outburst flood (GLOF) occurred at South Lhonak Lake in
the northwest of Sikkim, India, posing a severe threat to downstream lives and property …