How melting glaciers fueled Pakistan’s fatal floods

Vox | Aug 30, 2022 at 3:45 PM
  • Much of Pakistan is now underwater.
  • Higher temperatures can also turn snow into rain, and when rain falls on ice, it further accelerates melting, according to Ulrich Kamp, a professor at the University of Michigan Dearborn who’s been studying glaciers for roughly 20 years.
  • The country is not only a glacier hot spot, but melting in the Himalayas — one of the main mountain ranges in the country — is accelerating.