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Melting Of Ladakh Glacier Could Form 3 Glacial Lakes: Study
Accelerated melting of the Himalayan Parkachik Glacier in Ladakh could give rise to three glacial lakes with an average depth ranging between 34 and 84 metres, scientists have found.
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Why Is Uttarakhand's Joshimath "Sinking"? Here's What Experts Say
A variety of factors both anthropogenic and natural have led to the subsidence of Joshimath, director of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology Kalachand Sain said on Friday.
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Scientists Research What May Have Caused Uttarakhand Flash Floods: Report
A rock mass weakened over a period of time due to freezing and thawing of snow must have led to the creation of a "weak zone", triggering its collapse, which resulted in the formation of a temporary dam that eventually breached, causing the deadly floods in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, initial observations by scientists of the Wadia In...
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Kedarnath, Badrinath Shifting Due To High Footfall? False, Says Scientist
Rumours of a shift in the position of Kedarnath and Badrinath temples due to high footfall of pilgrims are false, said Dr Sushil Kumar, Scientist, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology in Uttarakhand capital Dehradun on Saturday.
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Melting Of Ladakh Glacier Could Form 3 Glacial Lakes: Study
Accelerated melting of the Himalayan Parkachik Glacier in Ladakh could give rise to three glacial lakes with an average depth ranging between 34 and 84 metres, scientists have found.
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Why Is Uttarakhand's Joshimath "Sinking"? Here's What Experts Say
A variety of factors both anthropogenic and natural have led to the subsidence of Joshimath, director of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology Kalachand Sain said on Friday.
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Scientists Research What May Have Caused Uttarakhand Flash Floods: Report
A rock mass weakened over a period of time due to freezing and thawing of snow must have led to the creation of a "weak zone", triggering its collapse, which resulted in the formation of a temporary dam that eventually breached, causing the deadly floods in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, initial observations by scientists of the Wadia In...
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Kedarnath, Badrinath Shifting Due To High Footfall? False, Says Scientist
Rumours of a shift in the position of Kedarnath and Badrinath temples due to high footfall of pilgrims are false, said Dr Sushil Kumar, Scientist, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology in Uttarakhand capital Dehradun on Saturday.
