The imbalance of the Asian water tower

T Yao, T Bolch, D Chen, J Gao, W Immerzeel… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The Hindu Kush–Karakoram–Himalayan system, named the Third Pole because it
is the largest global store of frozen water after the polar regions, provides a reliable water …
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X Pi, Q Luo, L Feng, Y Xu, J Tang, X Liang, E Ma… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Lakes are important natural resources and carbon gas emitters and are undergoing rapid
changes worldwide in response to climate change and human activities. A detailed global …

Underestimated mass loss from lake-terminating glaciers in the greater Himalaya

G Zhang, T Bolch, T Yao, DR Rounce, W Chen… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Long-term satellite-based observations have helped quantify glacier mass change and the
response of the hydrosphere to glacier changes. However, subaqueous mass loss …

Glacial lake outburst floods threaten millions globally

C Taylor, TR Robinson, S Dunning… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) represent a major hazard and can result in significant
loss of life. Globally, since 1990, the number and size of glacial lakes has grown rapidly …

Warming-driven erosion and sediment transport in cold regions

T Zhang, D Li, AE East, DE Walling, S Lane… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
Rapid atmospheric warming since the mid-twentieth century has increased temperature-
dependent erosion and sediment-transport processes in cold environments, affecting food …

Increasing risk of glacial lake outburst floods from future Third Pole deglaciation

G Zheng, SK Allen, A Bao… - Nature Climate …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Warming on Earth's Third Pole is leading to rapid loss of ice and the formation and
expansion of glacial lakes, posing a severe threat to downstream communities. Here we …

Future emergence of new ecosystems caused by glacial retreat

JB Bosson, M Huss, S Cauvy-Fraunié, JC Clément… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Glacier shrinkage and the development of post-glacial ecosystems related to anthropogenic
climate change are some of the fastest ongoing ecosystem shifts, with marked ecological …

Lakes in hot water: the impacts of a changing climate on aquatic ecosystems

RI Woolway, S Sharma, JP Smol - BioScience, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Our planet is being subjected to unprecedented climate change, with far-reaching social and
ecological repercussions. Below the waterline, aquatic ecosystems are being affected by …