Himalayan glaciers could lose 80% of their volume if global warming isn’t controlled
2023年6月25日小于 1 分钟
Glaciers are melting
at unprecedented
rates across the Hindu Kush Himalayan mountain ranges and could lose up to 80% of their volume this century if greenhouse gas emissions
aren’t sharply reduced, according to a report. The report Tuesday from Kathmandu-based International Centre for Integrated
Mountain Development warned that flash floods and avalanches
would grow more likely in coming years, and that the availability of fresh water could be curtailed
for nearly 2 billion people who live downstream of 12 rivers that originate in the mountains.
tips
melt:溶化;溶解
precede:vt. 在...之前
precedent:n. 先例;a. 在前的
emisson:发射;排放(miss- = send,cast,送,放出)
integrate:整体;综合
avalanche:雪崩
curtail:缩减;剥夺(curt- 短)