An Accelerating Threat: Chinese Glacier’s Retreat Signals Trouble for Asian Water Supply

The Mengke Glacier in northwest China is receding fast, and towns along an arid corridor have suffered floods and landslides caused by sudden rainstorms. [Source]

Origin: nytimes.com

Category: Landslides and Mudslides

Topics: rainstorms, sudden, caused, landslides, floods, suffered, corridor, along, towns, receding, China, northwest, Glacier, Mengke, Supply, Water, Asian, Trouble, Signals, Retreat, Glacier’s, Chinese, Threat, Accelerating

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