ISRO Study: 2025 Uttarkashi Flash Flood Caused by Ice Patch Collapse, Not Cloudburst
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ISRO: Uttarkashi Flash Flood Caused by Ice Collapse, Not Cloudburst
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News18•07-03-2026, 16:05
ISRO: Uttarkashi Flash Flood Caused by Ice Collapse, Not Cloudburst
•ISRO study reveals 2025 Uttarkashi flash flood was caused by an ice patch collapse, not a cloudburst.
•The devastating flood in Dharali, Central Himalayas, resulted from the sudden collapse of an exposed ice patch in the Srikanta Glacier's nivation zone.
•Satellite imagery confirmed 6.9 million kg of ice cascaded down, transforming into a high-speed ice and meltwater mixture.
•The report rules out Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) and cloudbursts, identifying it as a "mass release event."
•Scientists warn of "emerging cryo-hydrological hazards" due to climate change making static ice patches unstable and prone to sudden collapse.
