Snow depth is an important parameter for avalanche forecast and hydrological studies. In the Himalaya, manual snow depth data collection is difficult due to remote and rugged terrain and the severe weather conditions. However, microwave-based sensors in various satellites have the capability to estimate snow depth in all weather conditions. …
Snow depth is an important parameter for avalanche forecast and hydrological studies. In the Himalaya, manual snow depth data collection is difficult due to remote and rugged terrain and the severe weather conditions. However, microwave-based sensors in various satellites have the capability to estimate snow depth in all weather conditions. …
The death toll for those killed by torrential rains across Pakistan increased to 40 on Wednesday. The worst-hit region was Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and in the northwest where 31 people were killed and 65 injured as a result of heavy rain from Sunday through Wednesday. On Wednesday, one person was killed …
An avalanche in a Himalayan region of northern India yesterday killed at least five villagers when their houses were buried under heavy snow, officials said. The avalanche trapped eight people in the remote Kafnu village in the state of Himachal Pradesh but three of them were later rescued, they said. …
Six Armymen were killed and one remains missing after an Army post in Siachen sector in Ladakh was buried under an avalanche early Sunday morning. Rescue operations had to be abandoned due to adverse weather conditions. All the Army personnel killed belonged to the Assam Regiment. Confirming the deaths, defence …
At least nine European climbers were swept to their deaths early Thursday by an avalanche that left at least 11 injured in France’s Mont Blanc mountain range, the authorities said. Officials say they believe the avalanche, around 13,000 feet, started when a nearly 16-inch-thick sheath of ice broke off and …
Rescuers dug through mud and debris on Monday searching for bodies after a flash flood swept through west Nepal killing at least 20 people and leaving dozens missing, police said. A torrent of water swept away scores of houses, vehicles and a bridge near the resort town of Pokhara, about …
An avalanche in Annapurna mountain range has triggered massive flood in Seti River in Kaski on Saturday, killing at least eight people and destroying human settlements along the riverbanks along with bridges and crops in a vast area. Eight dead bodies have been recovered so far, according to District Police …
Three women were killed by avalanche in Donga Shamlai area of Battagram while a former union council nazim was killed when his vehicle plunged into a deep ravine near Ghanool on Tuesday. Sources said that three women were trapped in a house when avalanche hit their village during heavy rain …
An avalanche of mud smashed into an orphanage in Malaysia killing at least five children, police said, after heavy monsoon rains lashed the capital Kuala Lumpur and surrounding areas on Saturday. Police said eight children had been rescued from under the mud that partly covered the orphanage in the central …
Two persons were killed while 73 others, mostly tourists, had a narrow escape when avalanche struck a mountainous pass, two kilometres short of Changla Top on the Leh-Karu-Tangtse axis, en route to Pangong Lake bordering China in Ladakh region on Tuesday. The 73 people trapped in the snow were rescued …
At least four persons have been killed when caught in snow avalanches at Plarhiyed, a remote hilly area in Jammu and Kashmir's eastern district of Kishtwar, a report received here on Sunday said. The police said that a resident of Puller village in neighbouring Nagsani block was trekking to Dachhan, …
Angra Dos Reis (Brazil): Rescuers pulled more bodies from an avalanche of thick mud and rock that buried a luxury Brazilian hotel filled with New Year's revellers, as the death toll from heavy rains in the south of the country rose to 63. Twenty-eight people were killed and six persons …
This paper on the state of Himalayan Glaciers by V K Raina, ex Deputy Director of GSI presents a historical review of the research to date spanning more than fifty years, and claims that it is premature to accept that Himalayan glaciers are retreating abnormally because of global warming. Monitoring …
The dizzy Himalayan heights are far removed from the valley of the Brahmaputra. But close to the river, two experienced designers are developing what will be a lifesaver in the mountains. In the Design Department of IIT Guwahati is being shaped an advanced gear to help people survive an avalanche. …
Unusually powerful mudslides have killed at least 18 people in the Central Asian republic of Tajikistan this month, the emergencies ministry said on Tuesday. Landslides happen every year in Tajikistan but they were stronger than usual this spring due to very heavy rainfall. That has added hardship to the mountainous …
Six mountain climbers were killed in an avalanche near the ski resort of Soelden in the Austrian Alps at the weekend, regional police said Sunday. Witnesses spotted the snowslide in glacier-dotted highlands Saturday and alerted alpine rescuers but they could not reach the scene by helicopter until Sunday due to …
Srinagar: Seven soldiers were buried alive under a snow avalanche that hit an Army post in the Shamshbari range of forests in Kupwara district during the intervening night of April 13 and 14. Army spokesperson Lt Col JS Brar said eight other soldiers were rescued or escaped the avalanche. The …
At least seven Indian soldiers died on Tuesday after avalanches triggered by fresh snow hit military posts near the country's border with Pakistan in Kashmir, an army spokesman said. He said eight soldiers were rescued by an army search team in Shamsbari area near the Line of Control, a ceasefire …
Clouds contribute significantly to the formation of many of the natural hazards. Hence cloud mapping and its classification becomes a major component of the various physical models which are used for forecasting natural hazards. The problem of cloud data classification form NOAA AVHRR (advance very high resolution radiometer) satellite imagery …
