Fears Rise of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods in the Himalayas
In a special news report, UK-based The Guardian on October 10, 2011
cited climatologists' warning about the some 20,000 lakes that have
formed and continue to grow at the base of glaciers in the Himalayas due
to global warming, with outburst flooding that could affect many
thousands of people. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/oct/10/glacier-lakes-melt-himalayas