Busted rim because of the global warming

December 6th, 2009

Busted because of pollution. In the Himalaya the warmer weather has resulted in the ‘melt down’ of several glaciers. One example is Lake Thorthormi that used to be Thorthormi Glacier. The problem is that lakes created this way is surrounded by a vulnerable rim of soil, and sooner or later the rim will bust. So far these busted rims around glacier lakes has only caused local casualties, but it is feared that a major disaster could happen. NASA has constant surveillance by means of satellite cameras on these areas http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=40962