Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
You may think of mountains as just part of the scenery, but they actually play a crucial role as the planet’s water towers, and now they’re warming faster than anywhere else on Earth. As snowfall turns to rain and glaciers shrink, more than 1 billion people could face a dangerous double threat: catastrophic flooding and severe water shortages.
You may think of mountains as just part of the scenery, but they actually play a crucial role as the planet’s water towers, and now they’re warming faster than anywhere else on Earth. As snowfall turns to rain and glaciers shrink, more than 1 billion people could face a dangerous double threat: catastrophic flooding and severe water shortages.










