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Glacial lake burst or avalanche? Scientists to leave for Uttarakhand disaster site today -Amitabh Sinha

-The Indian Express The breach can be caused by several reasons — in this particular case, for instance, an avalanche was reported in the region two days ago. Pune: A glacial lake burst, a cloud burst or an avalanche, the impact of climate change or “development” — scientists are not sure what triggered the sudden surge of water near Chamoli in Uttarakhand Sunday morning that briefly raised fears of a repeat of...

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Clear impact of climate change in Himalayan disaster -Joydeep Gupta, Varsha Singh and Soumya Sarkar

-TheThirdPole.net As the world warms and glaciers retreat faster, the need is to brace for more disasters and minimise impacts by reviewing ill-planned dams and roads Under the weight of a suspected avalanche, a massive chunk of ice and frozen mud broke away from a glacier in the high Himalayas and fell into a lake that had formed at its snout due to climate change. The moraine around the lake collapsed and...

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Chamoli Glacier Break: It is time to learn from our mistakes -Shailshree Tewari

-Down to Earth The cumulative effect of hydropower projects projects has turned out to be more environmentally damaging than sustainable, given the current policy of the Uttarakhand govt Human activities profoundly affect the earth’s climate and mountains are a sensitive indicator of that effect. The mountain ecosystem is easily disrupted by variations in climate owing to their altitude, slope and orientation to the sun. Several scientists believe that the change occurring in the...

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Uttarakhand Floods: 4 Hydropower units face damage, other dams on alert -Shreya Jai

-Business Standard Executives with NTPC Limited said the under construction Lata Tapovan hydro power project (520 Mw) has faced some damages in the mishap New Delhi:  Flash flood following a Glacier Break and an avalanche on the Alaknanda river in Chamoli, Uttarakhand is likely to damage four hydro power projects. Executives with NTPC Limited said the under construction Lata Tapovan hydro power project (520 MW) has faced some damages in the mishap. Statements from...

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Experts say climate change behind Uttarakhand Glacier Break off -Vibha Sharma

-The Tribune A rare incident, they say; temperatures rising in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan region Experts are citing climate change as the reason behind the flood caused by a Glacier Breaking off in Uttarakhand, a “rare incident” by any measure according to them. Prima facie this looks very much like a climate change event as the glaciers are melting due to global warming, says Anjal Prakash, the lead author of the ongoing 6th Assessment...

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