Rising greenhouse gas emissions could see the size of extreme floods in the Central Himalayas increase by between as much as 73% and 84% by the end of this century.
Rising greenhouse gas emissions could see the size of extreme floods in the Central Himalayas increase by between as much as 73% and 84% by the end of this century.
Our geographers used high-performance computers to simulate the risk of increased flooding on the Karnali River, which spans Nepal and China.
The Karnali also has the potential to impact communities in Nepal and India.
They found that extreme floods – those with a 1% chance of happening within a year – could increase in size by 22% and 26% between 2020 and 2059, compared to flooding seen in the region between 1975 and 2014.
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Image: A side valley of the Karnali River. The steep slopes in the Karnali catchment cause a fast flood generation and high-magnitude floods in the downstream plains. (Credit: Gunjan Silwal)
