KATHMANDU, Sep 14 (IPS) – A new report out this week warns that hundreds of glacial lakes in the Himalaya are in danger of bursting because global heating is melting the ice on the world’s highest mountains. However, on only two of them have there been mitigation measures to reduce water levels.
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KATHMANDU, Sep 14 (IPS) – A new report out this week warns that hundreds of glacial lakes in the Himalaya are in danger of bursting because global heating is melting the ice on the world’s highest mountains. However, on only two of them have there been mitigation measures to reduce water levels.Read the full story, “Nepal’s Glacial Lakes in Danger of Bursting”, on globalissues.org →