Himalayan Outburst Lakes May Be Increasing GLOFs
More research needed to understand risk of glacial floods.
If you are not happy with the results below please do another search
More research needed to understand risk of glacial floods.
Photographic and scientific evidence shows that the melting third pole is still devastating the region
Images from the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region–including Bhutan, Nepal, China, Tibet and India
Floods, droughts, wildfires, windstorms, water contamination and illnesses plague the 1.3 billion people who live in the watersheds directly supplied by glacial melt from the Hindu Kush-Himalaya region.
Officials have begun blasting boulders to expand the spillway of glacial melt.
Mining for Kabul’s untapped reserves could further compromise the area’s already fragile water resources
Test wells produce the first significant volumes of gas, confirming speculation about gas reserves in the region.
A tidal wave, reaching up to 60 meters high, is expected to race through the Hunza valley of the Himalayas.
Water shipped in large tankers designed for oil as a supply solution to the global freshwater crisis?
Storms in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado have already lead to water shortages in Aspen.
Renowned cave explorer Dr. Chris Groves goes deep into Mammoth Cave to see how torrential rainfall above affects underground rivers and ancient passages.
The California Watch nitrates project revealed that wells that serve more than two million Californians have been contaminated with nitrates at levels that surpass the public health limit.