The wonderful Save the Hills blog has documented the long terms effects on downstream communities of the 4 October 2023 GLOF in Sikkim, India:- eos.org/thelandslidebl… Meanwhile, further information is emerging that demonstrates that the trigger of the GLOF was a landslide.

On 20 August 2024, a large landslide damaged the Teesta Stage V power house at Baluatar, Sikkim in northern India:- eos.org/thelandslidebl… This site was affected by the October 2023 South Lhonak GLOF, which caused heavy damage along the Teesta River.

📣⚠️‼️Here is a sneak peek GLOF android application developed at the Cryosense Lab at IIT Bhubaneswar Looking forward to discussing it with various stakeholders and developing it further. #Disasterrisk #GLOF #EarlyWarningAndEarlyAction

We are excited to announce a Call for Chapters for a book titled "Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs)". This book aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the complex dynamics of GLOFs, their impact on communities and ecosystems, and the latest research in the field.

I will be speaking on the occasion of "#International Mountain Day." "Youth for the Himalaya—Inovate, Inspire, Impact," organized by #International Union for Conservation of Nature. #Sustaiability #Himalaya #YouthfortheHimalaya

Our recent paper published in "SCIENCE" where we dived into the Drivers, causes and impacts of a multihazard cascade #climatechange #permafrost #GLOF #southlhonak #sikkimflood2023 #teesta #glaciallake Read the full paper here: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Sikkim: Study underlines need for both risk mitigation strategies and early warning systems against GLOFs #GlacialLakeOutburstFlood #GLOF #Sikkim #Glacier #Satellite #Research telegraphindia.com/north-east/spe…

Congratulations Dr. Ashim Sattar, SEOCS, IIT Bhubaneswar for leading a study on the drivers, causes and impacts of the Sikkim Flood of October 2023, a multihazard cascade, which is now published in the reputed journal Science. Link to the full paper: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Melting ice and thawing permafrost are destabilizing mountainous regions and exacerbating debris flow hazards. A recent study in Science Magazine investigates the catastrophic collapse of a moraine dam in the Himalayas and analyzes how mitigation and monitoring strategies can be

‘Catastrophic’ 2023 lake outburst in India driven by glacial melt and permafrost thaw | Aruna Chandrasekhar Ayesha Tandon w/comment from Dr. Ashim Sattar Miriam Jackson Jakob Steiner Stephan Harrison Uni of Exeter's ESI Read here: buff.ly/3EvMdhq

LET'S WORK TOWARDS BUILDING RESILIENCE #GLOF #CLIMATECHANGE #GLACIERS

IIT Bhubaneswar bemerges as 2nd Runners-up in 'HIMASHILED GRAND CHALLENGE, 2025'- A national-level challenge to develop innovative & sustainable Indigenous solutions for GLOF mitigation, organized by Ministry of Electronics & IT & C-DAC India (C-DAC), GoI. Dr. Ashim Sattar

A long multilateral discussion on GLOF hazard mitigation for the State of Sikkim with SSDMA, DST Sikkim, University of Zurich and the Swiss Development Agency and Corporation at the Embassy of Switzerland, New Delhi #GLOFmitigation #NDMA #SSDMA #DSTSikkim

Chaired 3rd meeting of "Sikkim Commission on Glacial Hazards" n held detailed discussion with commission members on different issues related to South Lhonak Glacial Flood event of October 2023 in Sikkim. Some of the key deliberations in the meeting included; historical account of