This is the latest among a clutch of studies on glacial lakes that have highlighted the risks of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), and their impact on infrastructure and settlements downstream of such lakes.
A Himalayan lake fed by melting ice just released a devastating flood in northern India. Thousands of other unstable lakes are getting bigger every year.
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There are 81 large hydropower projects across ten states and two Union Territories in the Himalayan region, which is prone to active earthquakes. 32 are under construction and 320 big projects are in.
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