The Himalayas have already undergone a number of changes due to climate change, as a result of the melting of glaciers in the mountains from 2003 to 2003.
Since the lakes formed quite quickly, their shores are unstable - if they overflow, the water canDestroy a natural dam, a moraine consisting of loose rock and earth.Its destruction will lead to the flooding of settlements located in the foothills.
The researchers compiled a computer model based on data on glacial lakes and moraine in the Himalayas and concluded that more than 5,000 hectares of glacial lakes and moraine in the Himalayas were found to be in the Himalayas.The lakes in these mountains could become unstable over the next 10 years.
Modeling showed that flood risk inthe eastern parts of the Himalayas are three times higher than in other regions. The paper notes that approximately two-thirds of the glaciers in the Himalayas will disappear in the next 10 years - this will increase the volume of water in the lakes and will pose a serious threat to those living in the foothills.
It was previously reported that as a result of the collisionIndia and Eurasia, which occurred 65–70 million years ago, the mantle under the Hindustan Peninsula broke into four segments. This explains the seismic activity in some areas of Tibet, and not throughout the region.