‘Catastrophic’ 2023 lake outburst in India driven by glacial melt and permafrost thaw

#ClimateChange played a key role in the “catastrophic” 2023 floods in the Himalayan state of Sikkim in #India, a new study says.
The breach of one of the “largest, fastest-growing and most hazardous” glacial lakes in Sikkim, the South #Lhonak lake, led to cascading floods that killed 55 people and washed away a 1,200 megawatt (MW) #hydropower dam.
The event was identified as a glacial lake outburst flood (#GLOF), which is a sudden release of water from a lake fed by glacial melt.
#Sikkim is a small Himalayan state in north-east India, bordering #China in the north, #Bhutan in the east, #Nepal in the west and the state of West #Bengal in the south.
Part of the eastern #Himalaya, Sikkim is host to more than 90 #glaciers and #Kanchenjunga, the world’s third-highest peak. Sikkim serves as the origin and upper river basin for the #Teesta river, one of the largest tributaries of the #Brahmaputra river system.

https://www.carbonbrief.org/catastrophic-2023-lake-outburst-in-india-driven-by-glacial-melt-and-permafrost-thaw/

#Cryosphere

गोधरा हिंसा केस में हाई कोर्ट ने कहा- किसी रहम के लायक नहीं हैं तीस्ता सीतलवाड़
https://newswatchindia.com/high-court-said-in-godhra-violence-case-teesta-setalvad-does-not-deserve-any-mercy/

#GujaratHighCourtjudgerecuses #GujaratHighCourt not inclined to give TeestaSetalvad #SupremeCourtofIndia #TamaraSetalvad #TeestaSetalvad #teesta setalvad bar and bench #teestaSetalvadCase #TeestaSetalvad gujarat high court #TeestaSetalvadHouse #teestaSetalvadhouse juhu #TeestaSetalvadHusbandReligion

Flash Floods: Cloudburst in Sikkim Cause Teesta River Overflow.

#Sikkim #SikkimNews #SikkimFlood #Teesta #TesstaRiver #Cloudburst #GangaNews

https://www.ganganews.com/environment/flash-floods-cloudburst-in-sikkim-cause-teesta-river-overflow/

सिक्किम में बादल फटने से तीस्ता नदी में अचानक आई बाढ़ में 23 सेना के जवान लापता, राज्य में भारी तबाही, रेस्क्यू जारी
#India #Sikkim #SikkimCloudburst #SikkimFlood #SikkimNews #BreakingNews #Teesta

https://digitalwomen.news/2023/10/04/23-army-personnel-missing-in-flash-flood-triggered-by-cloudburst-in-sikkim/

তিস্তা নদী নিয়ে কোনোদিন গান শুনিনি এর আগে । তবে একজনের বলায় বিপুল ছেত্রী নামের একটি শিল্পীর গান শুনলাম । গানটি নেপালি ভাষায়, কিন্তু এটি উত্তরবঙ্গের জনজাতির জন্য অনেক গুরুত্ব রাখে । তিস্তা শুধু একটি নদী নয়, একটি আবেগ ।

#Teesta by #BipulChettri.

#songoftheday #গান #আড্ডা #adda

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