Archive · 6 Sep 2025
Arunachal Glaciers Melt, Raising Flood and Lake Fears
Imagine the mountains are like giant ice cream cones, and they're melting faster.
This is happening in the Himalayas, especially in Arunachal Pradesh.
Scientists are watching the glaciers melt, and the lakes near them are growing.
The Earth is getting warmer, causing this.
If these lakes burst, they could cause big floods, like the one in Sikkim that caused a lot of damage.
The Rani Lake might also burst.
Experts are watching more than 400 lakes across India because of this danger.
Glaciers in Arunachal Pradesh are melting rapidly, with a record melt of 1.5 meters observed.
The Khangri glacier is being monitored using advanced techniques.
Satellite data (2016-2025) shows the expansion of pro-glacial lakes.
Rising global temperatures are the primary cause of increased melting.
Over 400 glacial lakes across India are being monitored due to flood risks.
- Who
- Scientists, researchers, and the Central Water Commission
- What
- Rapid glacier melting and expansion of glacial lakes
- When
- Ongoing, with data from 2016-2025
- Where
- Eastern Himalayas, Arunachal Pradesh and other regions
- Why
- Rising global temperatures
- Location
- Arunachal Pradesh, India
- Glacier Monitored
- Khangri glacier
- Observed Melt
- 1.5 meters (record)
- Cause
- Rising global temperatures
- Expanding Lakes
- More than 400 in India
- Region with Most Expanding Lakes
- Arunachal Pradesh (197)
- Sikkim GLOF
- October 3, 2023, 55 deaths, 74 missing