Scientists warn of Himalayan floods:

‘More than 40 lakes high in the Himalayas, formed from rapidly melting glaciers, are expected to burst their banks in the next five years, sending millions of gallons of water and rock cascading on to settlements in the valleys below, scientists warned yesterday.

The lakes are growing larger and more unstable as rising temperatures in the world’s highest mountain range, caused by global warming, lead to “a geological crisis”, the scientists say.’ Guardian UK