Shrinking glaciers threaten Chinese and Indian energy transitions
The worsening condition of the Parlung No. 4 glacier is causing concern over water supply, flood risk and the viability of hydropower
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The worsening condition of the Parlung No. 4 glacier is causing concern over water supply, flood risk and the viability of hydropower
A recent study on the state of a glacier on the southeastern Tibetan Plateau raises questions about the region’s long-term water supply, with implications for the many dams planned in the Yarlung Tsangpo-Brahmaputra river basin.
The dams the two countries are relying on may not be able to generate much power if avalanches, landslides and floods continue worsening.