#Dharali Update:
First satellite images of pre- & post-disaster Dharali are here. The images -- June 13 (pre-flood) and August 7 (post-flood) -- show the extent of destruction.
Cause of flood is still unknown.
Image: NRSC, Hyderabad
h/t @bahugunasushil#UttarakhandFlashFlood
Some interesting info on Dharali flood disaster here:
-Preliminary Geological Assessment –Possible Cause Behind Dharali Flashflood, Uttarkashi Date of Incident: 5 Aug 2025 https://t.co/iv5UVRKfi6 @kalapian_ @Upadhyay_Cavita@hridayeshjoshi@subfossilguy@rajbhagatt@NatureDesai
Assessing the role of regional characteristics in estimating the volume of glacial lakes in the upper Indus-Ganga-Brahmaputra basins, Hindu Kush Himalaya
https://t.co/N0eHuzMZvr @apdimri1
⬇️ PUBLISHED TODAY ⬇️
The State of the Cryosphere 2024 report: over 50 leading cryosphere scientists warn of vastly higher impacts and costs to the global economy given accelerating losses in the world’s snow and ice regions.
Read here:
https://t.co/16m2sZXEOI
Abstract book release, Opening Session of Disaster Risk Reduction in the Himalayas: Recent Advancements” son 20 September 2024, Dean SSS-JNU, Director-NCPOR, Director-WIGH, Arun B. Shrestha @icimod Chairperson, CSRD-JNU and Convenor of the seminar.
Chief Guest and Keynote Speaker, Dr. Thamban Meloth, on a national seminar on "Disaster Risk Reduction in the Himalayas: Recent Advancements" at JNUJ on 20th Sept. 2024 @TMeloth@PMOIndia@ndmaindia@JNU_official_50@apdimri1