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Climate change shrinks Swiss glaciers by a quarter in past decade: Report

Switzerland's glaciers, which are disproportionately impacted by climate change, have shed a quarter of their mass in the past decade alone.
world news
Published on Oct 01, 2025 01:53 pm IST

Over 400 Himalayan glacial lakes expanding, and need vigorous monitoring: CWC

The total glacial lake area in India has grown by over 30 per cent since 2011 -- rising from 1,917 hectares to 2,508 hectares.
india news
Updated on Sept 02, 2025 04:58 pm IST

British explorer who vanished in Antarctica found in glacier after 65 years

Dennis Bell (far right) celebrated Christmas at the British base in Antarctica in 1958.
trending
Published on Aug 12, 2025 04:25 pm IST

Vanished in 1997, missing man's body found on melting glacier in Pakistan

The remains were found in the Lady Meadows area of Palas, Kohistan.
world news
Published on Aug 05, 2025 01:30 pm IST

Recovery seen in 4 East Antarctic glaciers after years of melting: What to know

Surprising recovery seen in these East Antarctic glaciers after years of melting (Unsplash - representational image)
world news
Published on May 05, 2025 09:38 am IST

How melting glaciers affect everyday lives

Melting of glaciers can trigger natural disasters such as floods, landslides and avalanches.
health
Published on Mar 21, 2025 01:43 pm IST

'Glacier baba's' temple built near sacred lake in Uttarakhand demolished

The illegal 'glacier baba' shrine had been built at a height of 16,500 feet in Uttarakhand.
india news
Published on Oct 09, 2024 10:10 am IST

Snow avalanche hits Sumeru Parvat area in Kedarnath Valley

The avalanche was reported near the source of Saraswati River at 5am on Sunday.. (ANI)
dehradun news
Published on Jun 30, 2024 07:10 pm IST

Himalayan glacial lake outbursts are a growing threat to South Asia

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A satellite image shows the Himalayan Glacial Lake after it burst its banks and caused flash floods, in South Lhonak Lake, Sikkim, India, October 6, 2023.
environment
Published on Apr 25, 2024 12:12 am IST

Artificial glaciers stave off drought in Kyrgyzstan

In the Tian-Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan, villagers have made an artificial glacier to provide water for their drought-hit farms.
environment
Published on Mar 06, 2024 03:18 pm IST

Glacier ice from the fjords will soon make its way into Dubai's cocktail scene

While the idea might instantly trigger concerns about environmental risks, the company promises the use of carbon-neutral vessels shortly.
htcity high spirits
Published on Jan 10, 2024 03:57 pm IST

Swiss glaciers lose 10 pc of their ice volume in two years

A team member of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology passes the Rhone Glacier covered by sheets near Goms, Switzerland. A top glacier watcher has warned that a warm early summer and a heat wave last week could have caused severe glacier melt across Switzerland.
environment
Published on Sept 29, 2023 10:13 am IST

15 years of Bachna Ae Haseeno: Minissha Lamba reveals she was only given her part of the script and didn’t know other characters’ storylines

Minissha Lamba played the role of Mahi in Bachna Ae Haseeno
bollywood
Updated on Aug 15, 2023 11:03 am IST

House collapses into floodwaters in dramatic glacier outburst: Video goes viral

A drone view shows a house collapsing into a river due to glacial floods in Juneau, Alaska, U.S. August 5, 2023, in this screengrab obtained from a video on social media.
world news
Published on Aug 07, 2023 05:34 pm IST

Alaska's capital wonders what will happen as its magnificent glacier recedes

Tourist at the Mendenhall Glacier in the Tongass National Forest are reflected in a pool of water as they make their way to Nuggett Falls.
travel
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 01:09 pm IST

Chinese scientists are saving the melting Dagu glacier from the sun. Here's how

European ski resorts have been using white blankets to protect their snow for nearly two decades. But China has only just begun experimenting with the approach. (Representative)
environment
Updated on Jul 07, 2023 10:27 am IST

We're losing more and more ice from Greenland, reveals study

A boat navigates at night next to large icebergs near the town of Kulusuk, in eastern Greenland in 2015.
environment
Published on Apr 20, 2023 04:50 pm IST

One-third of World Heritage glaciers to melt by 2050, says UNESCO

Signage promoting this year’s United Nations global summit on climate change, known as COP27, adorns Peace Road, in Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt, Wednesday.
environment
Published on Nov 04, 2022 06:18 am IST

Nepal mulls shifting Everest base camp due to risk of melting glacier

Tents of mountaineers are pictured at the Everest base camp in the Mount Everest region of Solukhumbu district in Nepal. Nepal's tourism department mulls shifting Everest base camp due to risk of melting glacier, unsafe human activity 
travel
Updated on Jun 19, 2022 09:59 am IST

Ladakh organises first 'Siachen ice climbing festival' 

Ladakh organises first 'Siachen ice climbing festival' 
travel
Updated on Mar 10, 2022 09:49 am IST

Climate crisis takes toll on two key glaciers

The study addresses a key question from the 2019 National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Everest Expedition on whether glaciers at the highest point on earth are experiencing the impacts of climate change.
india news
Updated on Feb 12, 2022 05:51 am IST

Himalayan glaciers melting at 'exceptional rate' due to global warming: Study

The water released through that melting has raised sea levels across the world by between 0.92 millimetres (mm) and 1.38 mm, researchers said.
environment
Published on Dec 20, 2021 06:51 pm IST

Another glacier burst at Uttarakhand’s Joshimath puts authorities on alert

In this file photo from February, NDRF personnel are seen carrying out rescue and restoration work at damaged Tapovan barrage, weeks after the glacier burst at Joshimath which triggered a massive flash flood on Feb. 7, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.
dehradun news
Published on Apr 24, 2021 08:18 am IST

Uttarakhand glacier burst: 4 more bodies of UP residents found, 59 still missing

Personnel of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) are seen during their search and rescue operation to look for missing people at Raini village in Uttarakhand's Chamoli on Sunday. (ANI Photo)
lucknow news
Published on Feb 15, 2021 08:46 am IST

'Hanging glacier broke away from main structure in Uttarakhand': DRDO

ITBP personnel use machinery to clear muck as they try to enter a tunnel to rescue trapped workers of a power plant, in Tapovan area of Uttarakhand on Monday.
india news
Updated on Feb 08, 2021 04:17 pm IST

What is glacial lake outburst flood? What happened in Uttarakhand's Chamoli?

ITBP personnel at rescue work in Tapovan.
india news
Updated on Feb 08, 2021 01:15 pm IST

Kareena Kapoor, Sara Ali Khan pray for victims of Uttarakhand glacier burst

Kareena Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan wrote about the Uttarakhand tragedy.
bollywood
Published on Feb 08, 2021 08:48 am IST

Uttarakhand glacier burst: Day after tragedy, multi-agency rescue operations on

SDRF resumes rescue operations on Monday morning at Tapovan. (Photo: SDRF)
india news
Updated on Feb 08, 2021 08:18 am IST

Glacier breach causes floods in Uttarakhand

The Nanda Devi glacial burst caused an avalanche at Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday.
india news
Published on Feb 08, 2021 07:19 am IST

Teams of NDRF’s eighth battalion rushed to Uttarakhand for search and rescue

Rescue operations underway after a glacier broke off in Joshimath causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021.
india news
Published on Feb 08, 2021 04:31 am IST
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