By Birendra Raj Bajracharya
Cholatse Glacier Lake in Everest region,Nepal. Cholatse Glacier Lake is one of the major glacier lakes in the Everest region . The United Nations Environment Programme Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific investigates the impact of climate change on glaciers and glacial lakes in the Khumbu-Everest region, Nepal. UNEP focuses on changes in the number and size of glacial lakes forming behind exposed end moraines as glaciers retreat, and the resulting potential threat of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs).