Rapid worldwide growth of glacial lakes since 1990

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 31 August 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0855-4

Warming is increasing glacial lakes, and scaling relations show a 48% increase in volume for 1990 to 2018. All measures—area, volume, number—increased, providing water storage but also representing a potential hazard with the risk of outburst floods.