Melting Himalayan glaciers are threatening to unleash a torrent of floods into mountain valleys, and ultimately dry up rivers across South Asia. A new study, due to be presented in July to the International Commission on Snow and Ice (ICSI), predicts that most of the glaciers in the region will vanish within 40 years as a result of global warming.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/flooded-out
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/fred-pearce
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/new-scientist
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himalaya
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/glaciers
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-science
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/glacial-melt
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/scientists
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-asia
