High-altitude flood warning
Glacial lakes in the Bhutan-Himalaya
The upper Himalaya lakes in Nepal and Bhutan that were formed by retreating glaciers are getting bigger as global warming causes glaciers to recede, with possibly ruinous consequences, a development that Japanese scientists have been monitoring with concern.
It is not a new phenomenon, but it is a growing and dangerous…
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