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#ClimateChange and anthropogenic nature destruction in the name of "development" continue to wreck havoc across the most vulnerable areas first.

And by that I mean mountainous communities in the vicinity of melting #Glaciers. If you live in the Alps or any area classed as a mountain range, I'd be packing up to move to flatter terrain outside flood zones at the foothills.

dawn.com/news/1905977/landslid

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I often remark to friends about #Pakistan 's mountainous north being unsuitable for life now thanks to #ClimateChange induced melting, flooding, and landslides.

The #Karakorum #Highway the world's highest such motorway connecting Pak to #China should be thought of a "seasonal" road now, gets washed away on an annual basis, sometimes more frequently.

We cannot afford to rebuild every year!

dawn.com/news/1853216/karakora

DAWN.COM · Karakoram Highway blocked as floods ravage GBBy Jamil Nagri
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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.

dawn.com/news/1849999/gb-river

DAWN.COM · GB rivers flood as heatwave melts glaciersBy Jamil Nagri

Fluten wegen schmelzender Gletscher in Pakistan

In #Pakistan haben schmelzende #Gletscher in der nördlichen Bergregion #Gilgit-Baltistan ganze Dörfer überschwemmt. Eine extreme #Hitzewelle brachte die Eisflächen zum Schmelzen, wie ein Sprecher der Rettungsbehörden der dpa mitteilte. Das Wasser habe Häuser und landwirtschaftliche Flächen zerstört, Bewohnerinnen und Bewohner seien in Sicherheit gebracht worden.

orf.at/stories/3363009/

ORF.at · Fluten nach schmelzenden Gletschern in PakistanBy ORF.at