As Glaciers Melt, Risk Of Catastrophic Flash Floods Rises For Millions
In mountain ranges around the world, glaciers are melting as global temperatures rise. Europe's Alps and Pyrenees lost 40% of ...
Opinion
The Himalayan Times2dOpinion
Glacier melting and the way forward
Glaciers are among the most visible indicators of climate change, and their rapid melting poses a severe threat to ecosystems, infrastructure, and communities worldwide.
International Rivers4d
Glacier Preservation and Free-Flowing Rivers: Protecting Communities from Dam Disasters
Today marks a historic confluence as we celebrate the first-ever World Glacier Day followed tomorrow by World Water Day. As ...
Reuters5d
World's glaciers are losing record ice as global temperatures climb, U.N. says
flash floods and glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs). One Peruvian farmer living downstream of a retreating glacier has taken the issue to court, suing German energy giant RWE for a portion of ...
India Today4d
Rising global temperatures is causing glaciers to lose ice at record rate: Unesco
A UNESCO report reveals that glaciers worldwide are melting at an unprecedented rate, losing 9,000 gigatons of ice since 1975 ...
BW Businessworld3d
Glaciers Of Hindu Kush Himalaya Region Thinning At Unprecedented Rates
Glaciers across the globe are vanishing at alarming rates, with those in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region experiencing ...
The Conversation6d
As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions
Iceland and Alaska have experienced glacial lake outburst floods of one type or another. Juneau, Alaska, has been hit by several flash floods in recent years from a glacial lake dammed by ice on ...
Times Union6d
As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions − World Day for Glaciers carries a reminder
Iceland and Alaska have experienced glacial lake outburst floods of one type or another. Juneau, Alaska, has been hit by several flash floods in recent years from a glacial lake dammed by ice on ...