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As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions − World Day for Glaciers carries a reminder

  • Written by Suzanne OConnell, Harold T. Stearns Professor of Earth Science, Wesleyan University
As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions − World Day for Glaciers carries a reminderImja Lake, a glacial lake in the Mount Everest region of Nepal, began as meltwater ponds in 1962 and now contains 90 million cubic meters of water. Its water level was lowered to protect downstream communities.Alton Byers

In mountain ranges around the world, glaciers are melting as global temperatures rise. Europe’s Alps and Pyrenees lost 40%...

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