Pakistan floods cover 1/3 of the country

For the past year I have been warning on this site (and for even longer on my Twitter page) that the climate change problem in the world has accelerated, especially as it pertains to natural disasters via water.

My warnings have since proven correct, as a number of HISTORIC, RECORD AND UNPRECEDENTED events have occurred since that time illustrating the truth in my statements: 'Doomsday Glacier' In Antarctica Under Imminent Risk Of Collapse Confirming Previous Claims and Yellowstone Floods In Unprecedented Climate Event Confirming Previous Site Claims (Videos) and Kentucky Experiences Deadly And Unprecedented Flooding Confirming Previous Statements About Climate Change (Videos) and Florida Is Experiencing Record Flooding Confirming Previous Site Claims and NASA Warns About Wobbling Moon Causing Global Flooding Confirming Previous Claims.

Over the past few days Pakistan has experienced HISTORIC, RECORD AND UNPRECEDENTED flooding that has left one third of the nation underwater. The images coming out of Pakistan is heartbreaking. This type of widespread devastation is not something any nation is truly equipped to deal with and they will need global assistance.

CNN reported, "'Outbursts' from Pakistan's melting glaciers have tripled this year and are worsening floods. 'As we continue to see more and more extreme weather events around the world, it is outrageous that climate action is being put on the back burner as global emissions of greenhouse gases are still rising, putting all of us -- everywhere -- in growing danger'...".

In the June 15, 2022 article "Yellowstone Floods In Unprecedented Climate Event Confirming Previous Site Claims (Videos)" I stated regarding the Doomsday Glacier in Antarctica known as Thwaites, "Other glaciers are melting at an accelerated rate as well, and if allowed to reach full hilt without a proper scientific intervention, it will create unprecedented sea rise that will wipeout costal areas."

My statements have again proven true, as 3-MONTHS after my aforementioned article CNN reported on September 2, 2022 that glacial melt greatly contributed to the current floods in Pakistan, which have wreaked havoc, "Pakistan is also home to more glaciers than anywhere outside the polar regions. But as the climate warms, it's becoming more vulnerable to sudden outbursts of melting glacier water" (see STORY SOURCE below for cited CNN article excerpt).

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A third of Pakistan is underwater amid its worst floods in history. Here's what you need to know

Updated 6:08 AM ET, Fri September 2, 2022 - A European Space Agency satellite image on August 30, 2022 shows the extent of flooding that has devastated Pakistan. (CNN) More than one third of Pakistan is underwater, according to satellite images from the European Space Agency (ESA), as deadly floodwaters threaten to create secondary disasters.

Food is in short supply after water covered millions of acres of crops and wiped out hundreds of thousands of livestock. Meanwhile, aid agencies have warned of an uptick in infectious diseases, leaving millions vulnerable to illness caused by what the United Nations has called a "monsoon on steroids."

More than 1,100 people have died from the floods since mid-June, nearly 400 of them children, while millions have been displaced, according to Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).

Pakistan, which was already grappling with political and economic turmoil, has been thrown into the front line of the human-induced climate crisis. Pakistan's monsoon season usually brings heavy downpours, but this year's has been the wettest since records began in 1961, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department.

Torrential monsoon rainfall -- 10 times heavier than usual -- has caused the Indus River to overflow, effectively creating a long lake, tens of kilometers wide, according to images from the ESA on August 30...

'Outbursts' from Pakistan's melting glaciers have tripled this year and are worsening floods. "As we continue to see more and more extreme weather events around the world, it is outrageous that climate action is being put on the back burner as global emissions of greenhouse gases are still rising, putting all of us -- everywhere -- in growing danger," he added.

Pakistan is also home to more glaciers than anywhere outside the polar regions. But as the climate warms, it's becoming more vulnerable to sudden outbursts of melting glacier water...

https://www.cnn.com

Why are Pakistan’s floods so extreme this year?

02 September 2022 - One-third of the country is under water, following an intense heatwave and a long monsoon that has dumped a record amount of rain.  People gather in front of a road damaged by flood water, surrounded by yellow tape.

With rivers breaking their banks, flash flooding and glacial lakes bursting, Pakistan is experiencing its worst floods this century. At least one-third of the country is under water. Scientists say several factors have contributed to the extreme event, which has displaced some 33 million people and killed more than 1,200...

Glacial melt

The intense heat also melted glaciers in the northern mountainous regions, increasing the amount of water flowing into tributaries that eventually make their way into the Indus river, says Athar Hussain, a climate scientist at COMSATS University Islamabad. The Indus is Pakistan’s largest river, and runs the length of the country from north to south, feeding towns, cities and large swathes of agricultural land along the way. It isn’t clear exactly how much excess glacial melt has flowed into rivers this year, but Hashmi visited some high-altitude glaciated regions in July and noticed high flows and muddy water in the Hunza River, which feeds into the Indus. He says the mud suggests that there has been rapid melting, because fast water picks up sediment as it moves downstream. Several glacial lakes have burst through the dams of ice that normally restrain them, releasing a dangerous rush of water...

https://www.nature.com