Living in the shadow of a dangerous shrinking glacier

NPR | By Rebecca Hersher,

Ryan Kellman, Ashley Ahn, Alyson Hurt, Connie Hanzhang Jin, Daniel Wood, Meredith Rizzo

Published April 19, 2023 at 4:01 AM CDT

Melting glaciers are leaving behind unstable lakes around the world. Millions of people live downstream, in places increasingly threatened by deadly flash floods. What will it take to protect them?

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Rebecca Hersher

Rebecca Hersher is a reporter on NPR's Climate Desk.

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Ryan Kellman

Ryan Kellman is an editor and visual reporter for NPR's climate desk, where he reports on wide range of topics from ice melt to adaptation.

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Ashley Ahn

Ashley Ahn is an intern for the Digital News and Graphics desks. She previously covered the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines for CNN's health and medical unit and the trial of Ahmaud Arbery's killers for CNN's Atlanta News Bureau. She also wrote pieces for USA TODAY and served as the Executive Editor of her college's student newspaper, The Daily Pennsylvanian. Recently graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, Ahn is pursuing a master's degree in computer science at Columbia University.

Alyson Hurt

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Connie Hanzhang Jin

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Daniel Wood

Daniel Wood is a visual journalist at NPR, where he brings data and analyses into complex topics by paired reporting with custom charts, maps and explainers. He focuses on data-rich topics like COVID-19 outcomes, climate change and politics. His interest in tracking a small outbreak of a novel coronavirus in January 2020 helped position NPR to be among the leading news organizations to provide daily updates on the growth and impact of COVID-19 around the country and globe.

Meredith Rizzo

Meredith Rizzo is a visuals editor and art director on NPR's Science desk.

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