Africa's fabled eastern glaciers will vanish in two decades, 118 million poor people face drought, floods or extreme heat, and climate change could shrink the continent's economy by 3% by mid-century, the U.N. climate agency warned on Tuesday.
Himalayan Glacier Disaster Shows Impacts of Climate Change: Scientists
The destruction has left at least 32 people dead.
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Climate change compounded the devastating flood that ripped through a Himalayan valley Sunday, according to scientists.
At least 32 people have died with nearly 200 more missing, after water that was trapped within a glacier in northern India s Uttarakhand state supposedly burst, prompting an avalanche and a flood of water, debris, and mud. Bridges, roads, houses, and people were washed away, as well as two hydroelectric power stations.