Glacial Lake Outburst Floods
According to a recently published study, lives of millions across the globe are threatened due to glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs). It is the first global assessment of areas vulnerable to GLOFs.
Key Findings
- Extreme Vulnerability: Around 15 million people across the world face the risk of sudden and deadly flooding from glacial lakes, which are expanding and rising in numbers due to global warming.
- Those facing the greatest threat live in mountainous countries in Asia and South America. More than half of those who could be impacted live in four countries: India, Pakistan, Peru and China.
- Globally, 90 million people across ....
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