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Glacial lake in the Himalayan region. (Credit: Heng Li) (CN) Spurred by climate change, glacial retreat is intensifying across much of the Eastern Himalayas known as Earth’s “Third Pole” threatening vulnerable downstream communities with torrential floods. The Hindu Kush-Himalaya, Tibetan Plateau and surrounding areas contain more glaciers than anywhere else on Earth outside of the North and South poles, which is where their nickname comes from. Rising temperatures across the region in recent years are melting these ancient glaciers at an alarming pace when that occurs too quickly, the result is a “glacial lake outburst flood.” These floods occur when a lake that formed below a melting glacier essentially bursts at the seams. They can devastate communities hundreds of miles downstream and across international boundaries, further complicating prevention and relief efforts, especially in politically sensitive areas like the Pamir region between Tajikistan and Afgha

Hindu kushHimachal pradeshTien shanNei mongolHengduan shanNepal generalTibetan plateauChina generalMarkus stoffelUniversity of genevaSwiss developmentCooperation agencyEastern himalayasHindu kush himalayaNature climateHigh mountain asia