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Explainer: Why GLOFs Are Growing Concern in the Himalaya

IPS looks at GLOFs and the danger they pose to communities when many of the 54,000 glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region are getting smaller.

Explainer: Why GLOFS Are Growing Concern in the Himalaya

KATHMANDU, May 28 (IPS) - In this explainer, IPS looks at GLOFs and the danger they pose to communities when many of the 54,000 glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region are getting smaller due to climate change. Phu Chhettar Sherpa, who worked as an icefall doctor (a Sherpa who fixes ropes for climbers) for seven years from 2015 to 2021 on Mt. Everest, vividly recalls his fear of possible flash floods after the huge earthquake in Nepal in 2015.

90% Of Himalayas Will Face Year-Long Drought At 3 Degrees Warming: Study

NASA-funded study: Half of glaciers vanish with 1.5 degrees of warming

Half of Earth's glaciers could vanish with 1.5 degrees of warming, study warns