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Updated Feb 08, 2021 | 14:10 IST
The monster of climate change has a firm grip on the ecological balance of the world. Disasters such as Chamoli and Kedarnath flashfloods are likely to get more frequent as glaciers lose more mass. Ngozumba glacier, the largest glacier in great Himalayan range | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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In the next less than 15 years, the mountains of Himalayas bid adieu to the last of glaciers unless there is a drastic correction in use of fossil fuels and other factors affecting global warming.
A study revealed that this melting means runoff is 1.6 times greater than if the glaciers were stable, resulting in seasonal flooding and the creation of many glacial lakes that create a risk of catastrophic outburst floods.