GLACIAL RETREAT – Part 1 : Alarming rise in glacial lakes raises GLOF fears in Himalayas

Srinagar, Oct 23: The number of glacial lakes in the Upper Indus Sub-Basin of the Western Himalayas has more than tripled in 35 years, with a new scientific study identifying 40 lakes in high and very high hazard categories, raising fresh concerns over the need for stronger monitoring and preparedness against potentially destructive glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs). The study, published in Discover Geoscience on October 6, 2026, found that the number of mapped glacial lakes increased from 25

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