First in the world to develop scientific approaches to glacial lake outburst There have been concerns in Bhutan and Nepal in recent years about the danger of glacial lake outburst floods resulting ...

New research has tracked the evolution of a glacier lake dammed by a glacier surge using satellite images, to help better understand its life cycle and the hazard it presents to nearby communities.

An outburst of flooding from a glacier ... after July saw twice the amount of rain the area usually receives, Juneau ...

Studying the shape of Suicide Basin and how it changes could give researchers a better sense of how much water could be ...

At least 70 people - including nine soldiers - have died, and more than 100 others are missing after South Lhonak, a glacial lake in the Himalayas, burst its banks last week. Such outbursts - or ...

The 50 lakes include the West Upper Gurudongmar Lake in Sikkim, two lakes in the Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh, the Samudra Tapu Lake in Lahaul Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, two lakes near Rangdum ...

A new study analyzing a lake formed by a glacier surge in the Karakoram Mountains has revealed how satellite images can be used to monitor the potential for lake drainage hazards.

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Eric Mack is a reporter covering science, sustainability and space. In 2019 I caught a ride to one of the most dangerous lakes in the world ...

They identified that the lake underwent six phases of filling and drainage, continuing even after the glacier ... rapidly between May and July as glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), typically ...