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 ...

A record-setting glacial outburst on Juneau's Mendenhall River this week inundated low-lying homes and damaged a road bridge, but the community avoided the kind of destruction seen last year, ...

A rush of glacial floodwater swept down Alaska’s Mendenhall River on Wednesday morning, prompting evacuation warnings in ...

After waters peaked at 16.65 feet, newly installed HESCO barriers and early alerts spared schools, homes and businesses from ...

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 ...

Key points Himalayan mountain villages experience sudden flash floods called Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs). GLOFs lead to severe psychological impacts — from disasters and from the stress ...

A glacial outburst flood in Barun Valley started when nearly one-third of the face of Saldim Peak in Nepal fell onto Langmale Glacier and slid into a lake. The top image shows the mountain in 2016.

A glacial outburst flood in Barun Valley started when nearly one-third of the face of Saldim Peak in Nepal fell onto Langmale Glacier and slid into a lake. The top image shows the mountain in 2016.