Collapsed glaciers increase Third Pole uncertainties: Downstream lakes may merge within a decade

Glaciers are not only melting, but also collapsing in the Third Pole region. In 2016, two glaciers in the western Third Pole’s Aru Mountains collapsed, one after another. The first collapse caused nine human casualties and the loss of hundreds of livestock. However, that may not be the end of the catastrophe.


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Source: Phys.org