Around 10,000 years ago as the ice age advance began to melt, glacial deposits or drift were left behind. These glacial deposits were of two kinds: Till - mixed or unstratified materials directly ...

We have an extremely incomplete picture of what these snowball periods looked like, and Antarctic terrain provides different ...

To safeguard downstream communities from potential Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) in Sikkim, an expedition team reached ...

Sikkim launches its final 2023 expedition to assess high-risk glacial lakes for climate risk mitigation. The team faces ...

The Sikkim government has launched its fourth and final expedition of the year, focusing on assessing high-risk lakes in high ...

They shape the landscape through processes of erosion and deposition, carving out valleys and creating dramatic glacial ...

To mitigate risks of glacial lake outburst floods and enhance climate resilience, the Sikkim government is launching its fourth and final expedition for 2024 from November 27 to December 5. The ...