As glaciers melt, sudden flood risks threaten 15 million people, study finds

Glacier lakes swollen by global warming threaten millions

Earth's average surface temperature has risen nearly 1.2 degrees Celsius since preindustrial times, but high-mountain regions around the world have warmed at twice that pace.

Glacier Lakes Swollen by Global Warming Threaten Millions

More than nine million people across so-called High Mountain Asia live in the path of potential glacial lake outburst floods, including five million in northern India and Pakistan, they reported in Nature Communications.

Study: 15 million people live under threat of glacial floods

The study says half of those living in the shadow of the disaster called glacial lake outburst floods are in just four countries: India, Pakistan, Peru and China.

Study: 15 million people live under threat of glacial floods

The study says half of those living in the shadow of the disaster called glacial lake outburst floods are in just four countries: India, Pakistan, Peru and China.

15 million people live under threat of glacial floods - Washington Hispanic

A medida que los glaciares se derriten y vierten cantidades masivas de agua en los lagos cercanos, 15 millones de personas en todo el mundo viven bajo la amenaza de una repentina y mortal inundación repentina, según un nuevo estudio. Más de la mitad de los que viven a la sombra del desastre llamado inundaciones repentinas de lagos glaciares se encuentran en solo cuatro países: India, Pakistán, Perú y China, según un estudio publicado el martes e…

Three million people in India at risk of flooding by glacial lakes: Study

The study by an international team led by scientists at UK's Newcastle University, UK is the first global assessment of areas at greatest risk of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF).