Gao Rong, deputy director of the National Climate Center, said on the 2nd that against the backdrop of global warming, mountain glaciers around the world are melting at an accelerated pace. Entering the 21st century, especially since 2010, ice collapse events in alpine mountains around the world have been on the rise. Gao Rong said at a press conference held by the China Meteorological Administration on the same day that climate warming has changed the dynamic characteristics of glaciers; ice temperatures are rising, glacier flow is speeding up, and vibrations are occurring more frequently. “China's mountain glaciers are mainly distributed on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and surrounding areas. Against the backdrop of climate warming and humidity on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, glaciers as a whole are melting at an accelerated pace.” Gao Rong said that the rapid warming of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is driving the cryosphere to melt faster, the number of glacial lakes is increasing, the area is rapidly expanding, and the glaciers are in a state of instability. Gao Rong predicts that the internal structural stability of glaciers on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau will decline further in the future. Glacier disasters may become more frequent, and the scale of damage and scope of impact may also be amplified through the disaster chain.

Gao Rong, deputy director of the National Climate Center, said on the 2nd that against the backdrop of global warming, mountain glaciers around the world are melting at an accelerated pace. Entering the 21st century, especially since 2010, ice collapse events in alpine mountains around the world have been on the rise. Gao Rong said at a press conference held by the China Meteorological Administration on the same day that climate warming has changed the dynamic characteristics of glaciers; ice temperatures are rising, glacier flow is speeding up, and vibrations are occurring more frequently. “China's mountain glaciers are mainly distributed on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and surrounding areas. Against the backdrop of climate warming and humidity on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, glaciers as a whole are melting at an accelerated pace.” Gao Rong said that the rapid warming of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is driving the cryosphere to melt faster, the number of glacial lakes is increasing, the area is rapidly expanding, and the glaciers are in a state of instability. Gao Rong predicts that the internal structural stability of glaciers on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau will decline further in the future. Glacier disasters may become more frequent, and the scale of damage and scope of impact may also be amplified through the disaster chain.