As Glacial Lakes Grow, So Do the Risks

Throughout the Himalayas, many glaciers are retreating and meltwater lakes are growing, putting people at risk downhill and downstream.

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NASA Earth Observatory images by Jesse Allen, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Himalaya map data provided courtesy of Yong Nie (Chinese Academy of Sciences). Caption by Adam Voiland.

Published May 9, 2017
Data acquired 1990 - 2015

Sources:

Landsat 5 > TM

Landsat 7 > ETM+

Landsat 8 > OLI