Dangerous mismatch: catastrophes are accelerating while climate action moves at a glacial pace
The damage isn’t confined to Asia, either. Glacial outburst floods have become an annual threat to Alaska’s capital, Juneau, with the last surging through just weeks ago. At the exclusive Swiss ski resort of Zermatt, a new $630 million hydropower dam has been designed in part to shield the town as the Gorner glacier melts. Worldwide, about 15 million people live in regions at risk of glacial lake floods.
