On 26 August 2026 a glacier-and-rock mass collapsed on the Tibetan side of the Nepal border, fell about 1,200 m, blocked the Lhende Khola and then released a f…
About 27 million cubic metres of rock and glacier ice detached from the steep north face of Ronti Peak and transformed into a highly mobile debris flow down the Ronti Ga…
Peer-reviewed research found that an unstable lateral moraine mass - up to 14.7 million cubic metres of frozen material - collapsed into South Lhonak Lake, generating a…
ICIMOD determined that a rock avalanche hit a glacial lake at about 4,900 m, producing a displacement wave that breached the lake and released roughly 156,000 cubic metr…
A flood wave surged down the Lhende River in Tibet, crossed the border at Rasuwagadhi and entered Nepal's Upper Trishuli. ICIMOD satellite analysis attributed it to the…
ICIMOD's HKH Glacier Outlook 2026, synthesising 38 monitored glaciers, found that ice-loss rates have roughly doubled since 2000, with a marked acceleration after 2010,…
At about 08:40 local time, satellite imagery indicates a large section of the lower end of a glacier detached at roughly 5,200 m on the Tibetan side and fell about 1,200…
When the debris blockage failed, the ponded water released in a surge that picked up sediment and became a debris-laden flood down the Bhote Koshi. Downstream on the Tri…
The USGS initially reported a magnitude-4.4 earthquake about 66 km north of Kathmandu. After analysing nearby seismic data, long-period seismic waves and satellite image…
As of 27 August 2026, Nepal reported at least 270 confirmed dead and about 826 missing, including roughly 600 foreign trekkers from more than 20 countries. Chinese autho…
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