UN Warns of Severe Glacial Flood Risks Across the Himalayas
A United Nations official has issued a stark warning that the Himalayan region faces escalating risks of catastrophic glacial floods in the coming years. The alert highlights how rapid ice melt and climate change threaten millions of downstream residents across South and Central Asia.
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The Himalayan region faces severe risks from future glacial floods, a senior U.N. official has warned, as the death toll from last week’s flood in Nepal, triggered by a glacier’s collapse, surpassed 1,000. Not only is the hydroelectric power that many depend on threatened, but entire riverbanks where millions live might become effectively uninhabitable. “Technology […]
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Researchers found 47 dangerous glacial lakes in Nepal, China and India in 2020; the number is now much higher
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