Grassland in Mabi County destroyed by glacial lake outburst
flood (GLOF). This area used to be farmland, now it's covered
with black glacial deposits after the glacial lake burst. Global
warming causes Himalayan glaciers to melt at an unprecedented
rate, making GLOF more frequent. Latest research (2009)
indicates that in the Chinese Himalayas region, there are
currently 143 glacial lakes and 44 of them are very high risk of
bursting. © © Greenpeace / Du Jiang