Nepal tragedy highlights a growing threat: 15 million people live at risk from glacial lakes

The global risk map for flash flooding caused by the overflow of these lakes, a phenomenon known as GLOF, has increased sixfold in a century, driven by climate change

The global risk map for flash flooding caused by the overflow of these lakes, a phenomenon known as GLOF, has increased sixfold in a century, driven by climate change

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.