Floods, fires and volcanoes
Swat basin faces over 5°C warming by century’s end
ISLAMABAD: A glacier risk assessment of the Swat watershed has warned that the basin is expected to warm by more than 5°C by the end of the century, particularly between October and June. Winter rainfall is expected to change little, but summer rainfall could more than double under some climate scenarios, according to the assessment carried out by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), with support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The changes are likely to increase the risk of severe floods and erosion, cause a short-term rise in water availability due to glacier melt and runoff, and lead t