The systems connected to ice.

When does meltwater help—and when does it decline?

As ice loss accelerates, some rivers first receive more meltwater. After ‘peak water’, seasonal supply can fall. Timing matters as much as annual volume.

• Who depends on the river?
• When is water most needed?
• Is storage available downstream?

Risk travels downhill

Glacial lakes, unstable slopes and sudden floods can affect assets far from the visible ice.

• Hydropower plants
• Roads and bridges
• Settlements and tourism facilities

From hazard to exposure

A hazard becomes a financial loss when people and assets are exposed without adequate monitoring, planning or warning.

Facts, analysis, unknowns

Every tracked case separates verified observations from our interpretation and from questions that cannot yet be answered.