Impact of Climate Change on Glacier in Dhauliganga River Basin: A Geospatial Investigation by Suchitra Patayari, Payel Das, Nayan Dey

“…Dhauliganga River basin is located in Uttarakhand mainly in the Chamoli district. The said research paper addresses how glacier lakes are formed and why these are busted. …”
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Glacier bursts-triggered debris flow and flash flood in Rishi and Dhauli Ganga valleys: A study on its causes and consequences by Vishwambhar Prasad Sati

“…This article examines the Rishi and Dhauli Ganga tragedy that occurred due to glacier outbursts on February 7, 2021 in the source area of Rishi Ganga, i.e., ‘the Nanda Devi glacier’ in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. It describes the major drivers, which triggered debris flows/flash floods in the Rishi and Dhauli Ganga valleys, and illustrates its consequences. …”
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Unraveling the geological and meteorological interplay during the 2021 Chamoli disaster, India by Tariq Siddique, Pirzada Mohammad Haris, Sarada Prasad Pradhan

“…Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, India, witnessed unprecedented damage to life, property, infrastructure, and landscape due to flash flood triggered on 7th February 2021. …”
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Creating resilient community in disaster prone geographies: Should AAGAAS turn for-profit or remain not-for-profit? by Singh Bisht, Shailendra, Dastidar, Surajit Ghosh

“…This case discusses Alaknanda Ghaati Shilpi Federation (AAGAAS), a non-profit organization in a small town in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, a state in northern India.It discusses how AAGAAS aimed at development in the region through the promotion of sustainable livelihoods aimed at creating a resilient community.The organization also set up a bio-diversity park with the stated objective of promoting bio tourism as a livelihood alternative for the local communities. …”
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7 February Chamoli (Uttarakhand, India) Rock-Ice Avalanche Disaster: Model-Simulated Prevailing Meteorological Conditions by Piyush Srivastava, Prabhakar Namdev, Praveen Kumar Singh

“…The present study aims to analyze the high-resolution model-simulated meteorological conditions during the Chamoli rock-ice avalanche event, which occurred on 7 February 2021 in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, India (30.37° N, 79.73° E). …”
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Predicting slope safety using an optimized machine learning model by Mohammad Khajehzadeh, Suraparb Keawsawasvong

“…A case study of earth slope from Chamoli District, Uttarakhand is used to compare the proposed hybrid model to traditional slope stability techniques. …”
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Geoinformatics Perspective of Landslide and Catastrophic Flash Floods in Dhauliganga, Uttarakhand, India by Deepti Kumari Dwivedi, Arun Kumar Saraf, Josodhir Das

“… On 07 February 2021, around 10:30 hrs local time catastrophic flash flood occurred in the Dhauliganga River (a tributary of the Ganga River) near Rini village at 2000 m above MSL (mean sea level) (Chamoli District), which killed 79 people and about 125 people were missing. …”
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Spatio-temporal variations of geo-climatic environment in a high-altitude landscape of Central Himalaya: An assessment from the perspective of vulnerability of glacial lakes by Sunil Nautiyal, Mrinalini Goswami, Satya Prakash, K.S. Rao, R.K. Maikhuri, K.G. Saxena, Sangeeta Baksi, Shravani Banerjee

“…Thus, to provide an understanding of geoclimatic environment and glacial lakes of the region, this article has attempted to look into the spatio-temporal changes of climatic conditions and physical landscape in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand in Indian Himalayan Region. …”
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