director of Sikkim's science and technology department, confirmed that Lhonak was being monitored and was identified as dangerous. But he did not reply to the BBC's questions about why the lake ...

The mission responds to the alarming increase in glacial lake hazards due to climate-induced glacier retreat, with 40 high-risk glacial lakes identified in Sikkim alone, according to an official ...

A multidisciplinary team, which is on a critical expedition to conduct a glacial flood-risk study on the Shako Chho lake in Sikkim, has carried out a comprehensive study on glacial flood-risk ...

The Department of Science and Technology, Government of Sikkim, on July 12 held an important meeting regarding Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) in the presence of Lok Sabha MP, Indra Hang ...

A glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF ... or geological activities The toll in the flash flood in Sikkim mounted to 21 on Friday as Army and NDRF teams worked their way through slushy earth and ...

which is the largest lake in Sikkim, measuring over 3 kilometers in length. The Khangchung Tsho lake is glacier-fed by the Teesta Khangtse Glacier and is growing rapidly and is situated just 500 ...

The 2013 Chorabari glacial lake breach in Kedarnath led to thousands of deaths, underscoring the threat GLOFs pose. A year ago, a GLOF in Sikkim's South Lhonak lake killed close to 100 people.