bob10
8th February 2021, 11:52 AM
But the latest disaster also raised fears of what is to come. Scientists, who said the breaking of a glacier in the middle of the winter appeared to be a result of climate change, have warned that rising temperatures are melting the Himalayan glaciers at an alarming pace (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/19/climate/global-warming-himalayas-glaciers.html). The glaciers, which supply water to tens of millions of people, could be mostly gone by the end of the century, a recent study found (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/04/world/asia/himalayas-glaciers-warming.html).
Glacier Bursts in India, Leaving More Than 100 Missing in Floods - The New York Times (nytimes.com) (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/07/world/asia/india-glacier-flood-uttarakhand.html?campaign_id=3&emc=edit_MBAU_p_20210207&instance_id=26864&nl=morning-briefing®i_id=84534669§ion=whatElse&segment_id=51187&te=1&user_id=38b653f59d8a788d2b8029d349fb05f1)
Glacier Bursts in India, Leaving More Than 100 Missing in Floods - The New York Times (nytimes.com) (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/07/world/asia/india-glacier-flood-uttarakhand.html?campaign_id=3&emc=edit_MBAU_p_20210207&instance_id=26864&nl=morning-briefing®i_id=84534669§ion=whatElse&segment_id=51187&te=1&user_id=38b653f59d8a788d2b8029d349fb05f1)