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The cause of the large-scale floods in Nepal is being attributed to the collapse of glaciers due to climate change. It has been reported that there are approximately 95,000 glaciers in the Asian mountainous regions, with a total area similar to that of South Korea.
Professor Dan McGrath from Colorado State University has warned that these glaciers are losing mass at a very rapid rate. He explained that the amount of water generated from melting glaciers in this region each year could submerge the top of the Empire State Building in New York. This indicates the significant scale of glacier loss occurring annually in the Asian mountainous regions.
Experts warn that disasters like the floods in Nepal have already been anticipated, and greater damage could occur in the future. Professor Jason Gulley from the University of South Florida pointed out that the glaciers in Nepal are like ticking time bombs, noting that dozens of collapses have occurred in glacier regions over the past 20 years. He warned that if carbon dioxide emissions are not curtailed, up to 75% of the glaciers in Asia's high mountain areas could disappear by 2100.