New sandbag-style barriers installed along a river in Alaska’s capital city held back record levels of flooding and prevented ...

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The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska's capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those ...

Alaska's capital suffered massive flooding and record-high water levels after an ice dam burst at a nearby glacier, releasing ...

For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city ...

City officials say the flood threat has ended and credit barriers with preventing more damage from the Mendenhall Glacier ...

Pakistan News: ISLAMABAD: At least 293 people have died and over 600 have been injured across Pakistan since late June as glacial lake outbursts, cloudbursts, and re.

Earlier this year, the Centre approved the National Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) Risk Mitigation Project (NGRMP) for implementation in Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Uttarakhand ...

Picture courtesy: Sikkim government The Sikkim science and technology department, in collaboration with the mines and geology department, has completed a detailed scientific expedition to three ...

Nangama glacial lake in the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area, the source of the 1960 glacial lake outburst flood as pictured in May 2019. Photo: ALTON C BYERS Alton Byers has organised frequent research ...

Some Glaciers Will Vanish No Matter What, Study Finds Glacial ice will melt for centuries even if global temperatures stop rising now, according to new research.

Byers warns that, without adequate preparation, glacial outburst flooding can be deadly. In 1941, a glacial lake in Peru collapsed and sent a surge of water into the downstream city of Huaraz killing ...