Climate graphic of the week: Glacial lakes flood risks rise

Early warning systems are being installed in high mountain ranges in India, Pakistan, Nepal and China, as new research finds 15 million people globally at risk from glacial lake flooding.

March 5, 2023 . 7:39 AM

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Early warning systems being deployed in high mountain ranges to alert growing populations.
Research finds half of estimated 15mn people globally at risk from glacial lake flooding live in India, Pakistan, Nepal and China.
Floods can be 'highly destructive' and arrive with little warning.
UNDP project to monitor and alert people to potential glacial lake floods, under a $37.5mn resilience programme expected to be completed in 2024.
Climate change has fuelled rapid growth in number and size of glacial lakes, with people living downstream also increasing.