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Pakistan has lots of rivers coming down from the Himalayas. These rivers start at the bottom of glaciers as they melt (yes, this has happened since forever: gla
by kergonath 4y ago
Pakistan has lots of rivers coming down from the Himalayas. These rivers start at the bottom of glaciers as they melt (yes, this has happened since forever: glaciers melt all the time, but they also grow from snowfall, when there is such a thing). An increase in melt water causes these rivers to overflow, which combines with the effect of the monsoon.
- AnimalMuppet 4y agoD'oh. I'm an idiot. I was thinking of glaciers melting in Greenland (also in the headlines today). I forgot about the Himalayas.
- kergonath 4y agoSorry I thought that was obvious from the context. Yeah, it’s hard to follow sometimes, it’s bad news all around.