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Glacial Lakes and Flood Risk in the Hindu Kush–Himalaya (Level A1) — snow covered mountain under blue sky during daytime

Glacial Lakes and Flood Risk in the Hindu Kush–HimalayaCEFR A1

2 Oct 2025

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Adapted from Qian Sun, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0

Photo by Tanveer Mazhar, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
2 min
61 words
  • 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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Discussion questions

  • How do you think melting glaciers affect people?
  • What can be done to help those at risk?
  • Why is it important to protect our environment?

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