Glacier collapse in Nepal triggered flash floods, mudslides and a barrier lake where a landslide dammed the river.

NEW DELHI — A deadly flash flood near Nepal's border with Tibet on Wednesday may have been triggered when the lower part of a glacier broke off and...

Global warming is making high-altitude regions unstable, and could trigger more frequent landslides and floods.

Nepal and China are confronting fresh flood dangers from glacial lakes formed after a devastating flood that claimed hundreds of lives. One particular lake in Nepal is…

A fresh barrier lake holding around 2 million cubic metres of water has formed on the Nepal side near the confluence of Chhochen Khola and Purepu Tsangpo rivers close to the…

A glacial collapse occurs when a large mass of ice and rock suddenly breaks from a mountain slope, potentially triggering avalanches, debris flows and flash floods. The…