Living in the shadow of a dangerous shrinking glacier

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Ryan Kellman
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WNYC | Apr 19, 2023

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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