Himalayas face severe glacial flood risks in years ahead, UN official warns

By Rick Noack ISLAMABAD, Sept 1 (Reuters) - 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, bu

One of the tragic consequences of global warming. Scientists will tell us whether receding glaciers are to blame for last Wednesday’s ice shelf collapse that triggered a catastrophic flood, cascading down more than 3,000 meters from the Chinese border into Nepal.