Glacial Lakes and Flood Risk in the Hindu Kush–Himalaya (English, Level A1)

The Hindu Kush-Himalaya loses ice fast.
Scientists say up to 75% of glacier volume could vanish.
Meltwater makes new glacial lakes.
Since 1990 glacial lakes have grown worldwide.
They feed rivers like the Indus and Brahmaputra.
Sometimes lakes cause Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs).
GLOFs destroy homes, farmland and infrastructure.
High Mountain Asia has about 9.3 million people at risk.

Difficult words

glacier — A large mass of ice that moves.

Glaciers

melt — To turn from solid into liquid.

melting, melts

lake — A large body of water surrounded by land.

lakes

flood — An overflow of water over land.

floods

destroy — To damage something completely.

risk — Exposure to danger or harm.

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