⚡Climate Change Plays Crucial Role To Intensify Sikkim Floods: Experts

“It was already predicted in 2021 that this lake would breach and impact the dam. There has been a substantial increase in the number of glacial lakes as the glaciers are melting due to global warming. When the glaciers advance, they erode the river bed, leading to the deepening of the river,” explained Indian Institute of Technology-Indore glaciologist Farooq Azam.