New lakes are emerging in areas of the Himalayas in northern India where glaciers are retreating. Researchers who compared nearly 30 years of satellite data identified 57 new glacial lakes in the Alaknanda Basin alone.
New lakes are emerging in areas of the Himalayas in northern India where glaciers are retreating. Researchers who compared nearly 30 years of satellite data identified 57 new glacial lakes in the Alaknanda Basin alone.
Nepal is still recovering from the great tragedy caused by the collapse of a glacier that unleashed a gigantic flood when a study has just revealed that the melting of these frozen masses in the Himalayas area of India has already created 57 new lakes, with the consequent risk of similar new tragedies.