DNA Explainer: What caused the Uttarakhand glacier burst? Here's some probable reasons
At least 15 people have been killed and over 150 are feared missing, after a glacier burst in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday.
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Updated: Feb 8, 2021, 12:36 PM IST
Enviromentalists have claimed that climate change led to the burst of a part of the Nanda Devi glacier at Joshimath in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on Sunday (February 8).
Speaking to IANS, an Assistant Professor at IIT Indore said that no glacial lake was visible near the region in satellite and Google Earth images and it is likely that there may be a water pocket, or lake inside the glacier that may have bursted causing the deluge in nearby river.