India launches flood warning systems at 200 high-risk Himalayan glacial lakes | WION Climate Tracker

Published: Sep 03, 2024 Duration: 00:02:55 Category: News & Politics
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Well India is installing advanced warning systems at nearly 200 Himalayan glacial lakes that are at a risk of overflowing a deadly threat exacerbated by climate change with over 7,500 glacial lakes in the region many of them pose a serious threat of flash floods the national disaster Management Authority is broadly focusing on 190 lakes that are considered the most dangerous aiming to completes the project within 3 years these Lakes are the result of retreating glaciers which is accelerated by climate change currently a team is setting up early Warning Systems around six high-risk lakes in sikim teams include experts from the Army and multiple government agencies including the Indian space research organization geologists hydrologists Computing engineers and weather special ists India's Air Force is also expected to join the mission later flying heavy equipment into remote sites Glacier Lakes are large water bodies that sit in front of on top or beneath a melting Glacier so exactly when the temperature rises these Lakes then begin to grow larger threatening the boundary around them and in case the boundary breaks huge amounts of water rush down the side of the mountains causing flash floods just like in India's Northeastern State of sikim where at least 77 people died in such a flood in October 2023 the mission will cover the Himalayan regions in India from Kashmir and ladak in the north to arunachal Pradesh in the Northeast many in areas bordering China as well climate change is driving The Disappearance of glaciers with half the Earth's 215,000 glaciers predicted to melt by the end of the century and alarmingly that is even if warming can be capped at 1.5° C above preindustrial levels according to a 2020 study based on satellite data the volume of glacial lakes has jumped by 50% in 30 years a study published in nature Communications found that 15 million people live within 50 kilm of Glacier Lake and within 1 kilm of potential flooding from a breach the risk was greatest in the high mountains Asia regions across 12 countries including India Pakistan China and Nepal and that is partly because more people live closer to Glacier lakes in the region than in other parts of the world making warning times even shorter [Music]

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