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Living in the shadow of a dangerous shrinking glacier

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Published April 19, 2023 at 5:01 AM EDT
Ryan Kellman/NPR
Ang Tenzing Sherpa, 74, has been married to his wife Furdiki for 4 decades. They have 7 children and 9 grandchildren, some of whom live in the same valley. However, Sherpa is concerned about flooding, he says "All summer, I can't sleep. Every sound, I wonder if it's the lake finally releasing its water. I lie down in my clothes every night, in case I need to flee."

Melting glaciers are leaving behind unstable lakes around the world. Millions of people live downstream, in places increasingly threatened by deadly flash floods. What will it take to protect them?

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