Researchers Warn Flooding , From Glacial Melt , Threatens Vulnerable Communities.<br />Fox News reports that melting mountain <br />glaciers present a growing risk of flooding to <br />an estimated 15 million people around the world.<br />In a report published on February 7, <br />researchers warn that communities in <br />Asia face the greatest possible danger. .<br />The risk is posed when lakes overfill, bursting<br />through natural barriers and sending a torrent <br />of water crashing down mountain valleys.<br />According to scientists, the most <br />vulnerable populations to face this growing <br />threat live in India, Pakistan, China and Peru.<br />Our work does not just focus on the size or number of glacier lakes - no disaster is natural - it is the presence of people, especially vulnerable people, in the landscape that causes a disaster, Stuart Dunning, physical geographer at <br />Britain's Newcastle University, via Fox News.<br />Fox News reports that glacial lake outburst floods <br />are expected to worsen and become more <br />frequent as the climate continues to warm.<br />Between 2006 and 2016, the world's <br />glaciers lost an estimated <br />332 gigatons of ice per year. .<br />The study, published in the journal <br />'Nature Communications,' found that danger is highest <br />wherever a large number of people live next to a lake.<br />The study, published in the journal <br />'Nature Communications,' found that danger is highest <br />wherever a large number of people live next to a lake.<br />Across Asia, approximately 9 million <br />people live near over 2,000 glacial lakes. .<br />According to 2022 research, <br />over 200 Himalayan glacial lakes pose a very <br />high threat to communities in the region.
