'This Wasn't A Cloudburst...'

'The lakes up there were already at the brink due to accumulated rainwater, and then snowmelt occurred.''When one lake breached, it triggered a cascading effect -- other lakes breached......

'The worst is over in Uttarakhand'

'Joro shoro se rescue operation chal raha hai.' IMAGE: Uttarakhand Minister Dhan Singh Rawat (in white jacket) meets the affected families. All Photographs: Kind courtesy Dhan Singh Rawat/Facebook......

'These disasters are unstoppable'

'Geological processes occur at time scales that are beyond human imagination, but we need to understand these events.' IMAGE: The Dhauli Ganga valley in Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district......

ISRO removes sinking Joshimath images after gag order

Several state-run institutions including ISRO have been directed by the National Disaster Management Authority and the Uttarakhand government not to interact with media or share information on......