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Topic: Glacier

Researchers used 1,000 historical photos to reconstruct 5 Antarctic glaciers before collapse

The images can be used to investigate other glaciers or ice shelves, changes to coastlines, penguin colonies, the expansion of vegetation, or even direct human impacts.

Avalanche sets off glacial lake outburst in Nepal. Why GLOFs recur in Himalayas & how to prevent them

Located at 4,500 m above sea level in Manaslu region, Birendra Tal burst banks Sunday due to avalanche dumping ice into it. Lake is currently reported to be 'returning to normal'.

8 killed, 384 rescued after glacier burst in Uttarakhand, search on for 38 missing persons

A Border Roads Organisation Camp came under an avalanche in the afternoon of 23 April after a heavy snowfall in Sumna area of Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand flash flood — 53 bodies recovered so far as rescue operations continue

Commandant of NDRF PK Tiwari Sunday said taking out bodies from the Tapovan tunnel was proving difficult due to tonnes of debris stuck in it.

14 bodies recovered, 15 rescued in Uttarakhand following glacier burst

The Tapovan hydroelectric dam, also known as the Rishi Ganga project, was completely washed off in the flash flood, the IAF said in its initial report.

Glaciers in Ladakh, J&K melting at ‘significant’ rate, shows satellite data study

The study was carried across the Line of Control & Line of Actual Control, and a total of 12,243 glaciers were studied for thickness and mass changes.

A glacial lake in PoK is threatening people, and could mean the Indus river basin is drying

Shishpar Glacier in the geologically-volatile Karakoram mountains has surged, blocking another glacier nearby and creating a lake that could spell disaster.

On Supreme Court roster, contentious questions on glaciers, iron ore and a government scheme

UP state civil service aspirants challenge answer key in preliminary exam; apex court reserves verdict, says can only step in when answers are 'obnoxiously...

On Camera

Trudeau is nursing snakes in his own backyard. Misguided Sikhs in Canada are losing the plot

By turning a blind eye to the snakes in his own backyard, Trudeau is setting the stage for a disaster of epic proportions for his country, his people, and the world at large.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

As IDF unveils robotic combat task force, Israeli maker says open to working with India

Using this technology, IDF carried out fully robotic combat missions, drastically reducing risk to Israeli troops. The robotic combat task force also enhanced situational awareness.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.