Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan, Sept 9, 2026 (AFP) - The round-the-clock monitors protecting Bhutan from glacier risk

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2026-09-09

In a humble control room a few hours from Bhutan's capital, a team works around the clock to monitor the risks of the Himalayan country's rapidly melting glaciers. The glacial collapse that caused deadly floods on the Nepal-Tibet border late last month is a stark reminder of the dangers faced by Bhutan, which has over 600 glaciers nestled in the mountain ranges across its north. As climate change melts these ancient ice rivers, they can form glac......

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