Melting mountains and returning floods — Swat’s climate emergency

SWAT: On June 27, authorities issued a Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (Glof) alert for the northern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Swat, warning that soaring temperatures were expected to accelerate snow and glacier melt across mountain valleys and increase the risk of flash flooding, landslides and sudden inundation downstream. Authorities urged monitoring of vulnerable sites, evacuation preparedness and public awareness in communities living along rivers and streams. For the reside...

By [email protected] (Fazal Khaliq)