Himalayan glacier melt accelerates, ICIMOD warns of downstream risks as Nepal floods loom
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ICIMOD reports Hindu Kush Himalaya glaciers are melting at double the rate since 2000, with up to 27 metres of ice lost since 1975, threatening meltwater for nearly two billion people downstream and highlighting the role of glacial avalanches in the Nepal floods.
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