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Imja Lake, a glacial lake in the Mount Everest region of Nepal, began as meltwater ponds in 1962 and now contains 90 million cubic meters of water. Its water level was lowered to protect downstream communities.

As mountain glaciers melt, risk of flash floods rises

March 25, 2025, 04:45 PM - 8 min read

Water from the melting ice often drains into depressions once occupied by the glacier, creating large lakes. Many of these expanding lakes are held in place by precarious ice dams or rock moraines deposited by the glacier over centuries.

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Can the dying coral reefs of Vietnam be saved?

March 5, 2025, 01:41 PM - 7 min read

Reefs worldwide are at risk from warmer and more acidic waters that weaken coral reefs and result in them bleaching because they've expelled the algae that helps them survive. Bleached corals need time to recover but bleaching events — when many corals lose colour at the same time — are happening more frequently because of climate change.

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The October 2023 Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) and riverine floods wreak havoc across Sikkim and Kalimpong, leaving a trail of destruction.

Congress slams Centre over hydel projects on Teesta River

August 21, 2024, 11:22 AM - 2 min read

The party's criticism comes as a massive landslide on Tuesday morning caused significant damage to the Teesta Stage V hydroelectric project, a 510 MW facility on the Teesta River in East Sikkim.

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