India records highest deaths from sudden glacial lake floods in Himalayas
- India recorded 6,119 deaths from glacial lake outburst floods GLOFs, the highest in the Hindu Kush Himalaya.
- India recorded 62 GLOFs between 1835 and 2025, fewer than China’s 199 and Pakistan’s 152.
- The study found GLOFs have increased sharply since 1950, with climate change playing a major role through rising temperatures and intense rainfall.
- India also saw the region’s most severe GLOF-related displacement, highlighting gaps in disaster preparedness and early-warning systems.
Source: telegraphindia.com
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