Millions Face Rising Himalayan Glacial Flood Risk as Climate Change Speeds Melting: UN
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(Hanoi=Yonhap News) Correspondent Park Jin-hyung = In connection with the massive floods in Nepal and China that have so far resulted in over 1,000 deaths and more than 4,400 missing, hundreds of... in the Himalayan region
The Himalayan region faces a serious threat from future floods caused by melting and collapsing glaciers, a senior UN official has warned, as the death toll from last week's floods in Nepal topped 1,000. The danger is not limited to human casualties. The hydroelectric infrastructure on which millions of people depend is also at risk, as are entire river valleys where life could become virtually impossible in such disasters.
The deadly floods caused by the collapse of a glacier in Nepal do not appear to be an isolated phenomenon and the world should prepare for more frequent occurrences of similar incidents. On the contrary, the Himalayas are facing the risk of glacial floods in the coming years, as UN Assistant Secretary-General Kani Vignaraya warns in a statement to Reuters, adding that the planet is not sufficiently prepared. “Technology cannot evolve fast enough…
Whole river margins where millions of people live can become virtually uninhabitable, in addition to the impact on hydroelectric generation.
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