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The death toll in the Uttarakhand disaster rose to 32 with six more bodies being recovered as multiple agencies raced against time to reach about 30 workers trapped inside a tunnel at a power project site and 174 people remained missing.
A portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district triggering an avalanche and a deluge in the Alaknanda river system that washed away hydroelectric stations.
Annually, the melt rate is now about 57 percent faster than it was three decades ago, scientists report in a study.
A glacier broke off at Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, leading to a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river and causing large-scale devastation in the upper reaches of the ecologically fragile Himalayas.
The incident took place near the Reni village, which is 26 km far from Joshimath. The Dhauliganga river got flooded and destroyed many houses situated at the river banksides.
A glacier broke off in Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river and endangering the lives of people living along its banks.
The analysis, spanning 40 years of satellite observations across India, China, Nepal and Bhutan, indicates that climate change is eating the Himalayan glaciers, researchers said.
According to the research, a northward shift of the tropical rain belt over the eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean could result in 'intensified flooding in southern India,' and may impact global biodiversity and food security by 2100.
For Rajisha Vijayan, the Kutla trek got her a friend for life. A white fluffy canine whom she christened as Vanilla
Enroute to Srinagar, there are quite a few good dhabas - all set in the backdrop of mountains, trees, and snow - and we stopped at one to have rotis, sabzi and black tea.