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26 Jul 2020 | Cryosphere

“Every year you can see a change”: How melting glaciers are threatening livelihoods in the Himalayas

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Dig Tsho – a lake situated high in the Himalayas in eastern Nepal – burst its natural dam above the small town of Thame and sent 5 million cubic metres of water crashing down through the valleys below. Houses, bridges and a newly constructed $3 million (€2.66 million) dam were all destroyed by the burst. There were reports that three people were killed as well as livestock and many hectares of valuable land were lost to the flood.

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