The Asian glaciers were in minor-area shrinkage and mass loss during 2006-2016, resulting in the instability of water resource supply . Glaciers in Asia are the water resources of about 220 million people in the downstream areas. The glacier melt water in the southern Tibetan Plateau increased during 1998-2007, and will further increase till 2050. The total amount and area of glacier lakes have increased during the past decade . More glacier collapses and surges were found in western Tibetan Plateau. Glacier lake outburst flood  will threaten the securities of the local and downstream communities . Snowmelt water contributed 19% of the increase change in runoff of arid regions' rivers in Xinjiang, China, and 10.6% of the upper Brahmaputra River during 2003-2014 . 
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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