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Further north, in #Pakistan 's mountainous province of #GilgitBaltistan, a #heatwave the past week has cause #FlashFlood and #GLOF or a Glacial Lake Outburst Flow, a wall of water that floods down mountains once it's ice wall melts and breaks like a dam.
GLOFs have become "common" in Northern Pakistan in the past decade, washing away infrastructure, towns and farms almost annually.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1849999/gb-rivers-flood-as-heatwave-melts-glaciers
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #ClimateDiary #ClimateDeaths #SouthAsia #Gilgit #Paktodon
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As stated above, #SouthAsia has been facing multiple ongoing #Heatwaves
#Pakistan 's #ClimateChange ministry just warned about them in detail, with respect to the country.
At least three heatwaves, and risks of melting glaciers causing #GLOF (Glacial Lake Outburst Flood) and of #ForestFires
This is from just ONE country in South Asia and SEA, home to 230 million souls.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1835326/climate-change-ministry-warns-of-more-heatwaves-in-june
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #Paktodon #ClimateDiary #Asia #GlobalSouth #SEA