Suparco puts 130 glacial lakes on danger watch

• Maps at-risk downstream populations near dangerous water bodies using satellite images; shares updates with NDMA, PDMA, GB authorities • Cautions climate change is accelerating glacial melt; stresses that findings are warnings • Says El Nino may bring weaker monsoon, harsher heat waves, warmer winters ISLAMABAD: The Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Comm­ission (Suparco) has identified 130 potentially dangerous glacial lakes (PGDLs) with possible risks to downstream settlements from glaci...

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