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More on the melting glaciers. We pay attention to the melting glaciers in the European Alps and the Arctic ... are closer to home for us but Pakistan is suffering first and most... `How Pakistan floods are linked to climate change' LINK `Scientists predict that the average rainfall ...

... Back to climate change...the glaciers of the European Alps control the supply of water to about 80 European ... it out gradually throughout the year. Without them it will mean severe floods in winter and drought in summer. I remember writing that back on the ...

... is happening in summer when we might expect drought rather than floods. As climate change proceeds and the glaciers and mountain snow disappear there will be even worse floods during winter - all the ...

... of thousands to be evacuated. With climate change melting the Himalayan glaciers we'll one day see the dam collapsing and that will result in a tsunami ... homes and those who die from the resulting famine and disease. `China floods: World's biggest dam nears capacity' LINK At the same time, in ...

... similar will one day happen to the Alps and result in severe winter floods and summer droughts in Europe. I've just done a search on OG for the words glaciers and floods and it brings up these from the last couple of years: LINK Warnings have ...

I warned about this years ago on OG. The Himalayan glaciers are melting away and it will lead to massive floods in winter and severe droughts in summer in Asian countries. The glaciers normally act as reservoirs, ...

... I've been trying to explain to people that the disappearance of the glaciers and mountain snow will result in more floods in winter and more drought in summer. They act like a `water battery', storing up the ...

... in the Himalayas, fed by the gradual release of water from the many glaciers. What's happening now is the same as we will see from the Alps, ... the glaciers are receding and this will lead to droughts in summer and floods in winter. Normally the glaciers act as a buffer, freezing and holding ...

... in the Himalayas, fed by the gradual release of water from the many glaciers. What's happening now is the same as we will see from the Alps, ... the glaciers are receding and this will lead to droughts in summer and floods in winter. Normally the glaciers act as a buffer, freezing and holding ...

... moisture so it's obvious that you'd expect heavier rainfall. Melting glaciers leads to higher sea levels and that makes storm surges on the coast ... buffering effect on river flow and leads to bigger swings between floods and draughts. `Hurricanes: A perfect storm of chance and climate change?' ...