The Himalayas are melting faster - and India's economy is 'at risk'
Some 18% of Indian land is Himalayan, yet the region accounts for about 35% of disasters, according to the report.The government told parliament in July that 56 glacial lakes had been classified as "very high risk", external following a 2025 scientific assessment of 189 high-risk lakes in the Indian Himalayan region. The Central Water Commission is monitoring 2,485 glacial lakes larger than 10 hectares across India's Himalayan river basins, the government said.The Himalayas have already seen devastating examples of what can happen when glacial lakes burst their natural dams. In 2023, a glacial lake outburst flood in Sikkim killed at least 70 people and caused widespread damage to roads, bridges and hydropower projects.
- ▪Some 18% of Indian land is Himalayan, yet the region accounts for about 35% of disasters, according to the report.The government told parliament in July that 56 glacial lakes had been classified as "very high risk", external following a 202
- ▪The Central Water Commission is monitoring 2,485 glacial lakes larger than 10 hectares across India's Himalayan river basins, the government said.The Himalayas have already seen devastating examples of what can happen when glacial lakes bur
- ▪In 2023, a glacial lake outburst flood in Sikkim killed at least 70 people and caused widespread damage to roads, bridges and hydropower projects.
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The Himalayas are melting faster - and India's economy is 'at risk'Image source, Nur Photo via Getty ImagesImage caption, India's government says 56 glacial lakes had been classified as "very high risk"BySoutik BiswasIndia correspondentPublished1 minute agoThe Himalayas are approaching a dangerous threshold as glaciers melt faster, glacial lakes grow more unstable and the mountains face a widening gap in monitoring, according to new research.The findings come in the aftermath of devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet, which killed more than 1,300 people and caused widespread destruction, highlighting the growing risks from a rapidly changing Himalayan environment.Himalayan glaciers are now losing mass 65% faster than they were a decade ago, the report by global consultancy Systemiq,…
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