Asia’s Water Tower is turning more dangerous as glaciers retreat, and scientists say warming is raising flood, landslide and debris-flow risks downstream

The Himalayas, Karakoram, Hindu Kush, Pamir and Tibetan Plateau are often called Asia’s Water Towers for one simple reason. The mountains contain large quantities of snow and ice that act as sources for some of the biggest rivers in the continent, including the Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Yangtze, Yellow, Mekong, and Amu Darya.

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