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As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions

Glaciers are melting rapidly due to climate change, posing risks to over one billion people for freshwater access and increasing natural disaster risks, according to UNESCO.
The loss of glaciers threatens two-thirds of global irrigated agriculture, with heightened risks including landslides and glacial lake outburst floods, as stated by Abou Amani.
Climate change is causing glaciers to lose about 273 billion metric tons annually, with a significant increase in melt recorded from 2012 to 2023.
The World Meteorological Organization announced the first World Day for Glaciers to highlight the urgent need for action to mitigate the accelerating impacts of glacier melt.

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Melting glaciers threaten food and water supply for 2 billion people

Rapid glacier melt threatens global water security, agriculture, and climate stability, putting billions at risk, warns the United Nations.

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As Mountain Glaciers Melt, Risk of Catastrophic Flash Floods Rises for Millions

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. In mountain ranges around the world, glaciers are melting as global temperatures rise. Europe's Alps and Pyrenees lost 40 per cent of their glacier volume from 2000 to 2023. World News | As Mountain Glaciers Melt, Risk of Catastrophic Flash Floods Rises for Millions.

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Scientists say this glacier in the Alps may survive if warming capped

Swiss scientists say the biggest glacier in the Alps could yet be partially saved if global warming is capped below two degrees Celsius, although significant ice loss is now inevitable.

11 days ago·Bangkok, Thailand

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More than 2bn people’s food and water supplies set to be disrupted by melting glaciers

The food and water security of approximately 2bn people will be negatively affected by the rapid retreat of glaciers, the United Nations has warned, and accelerating melt rates are expected to have severe and unpredictable consequences.

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From deluges to drought: Climate change speeds up water cycle, triggers more extreme weather

Around the globe, hotter temperatures stoked by climate change are increasing the odds of both severe drought and heavier precipitation that can wreak havoc on people and the environment.

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Melting glaciers put global food and water systems at risk

Retreating glaciers could disrupt food and water supplies for 2 billion people, as rapid ice loss reshapes ecosystems and agriculture across mountain regions worldwide.Fiona Harvey reports for The Guardian.In short:A new UN report warns that two-thirds of the world’s irrigated agriculture is vulnerable to receding glaciers and declining snowfall.Glacier melt affects more than just mountain communities — rivers like the Colorado, already strained…

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