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Data Gaps Deepen Climate Injustice in the Himalayas
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xǐ mǎ lā yǎ shān喜马拉雅山dì qū地区yǒuhěnduōbīng chuān冰川zhè xiē这些bīng chuān冰川chǔ cún储存ledà liàng大量deshuǐ

The Himalayan region has many glaciers, which store a large amount of water.

yīn wèi因为qì hòu气候biàn nuǎn变暖bīng chuān冰川zhèng zài正在kuài sù快速róng huà融化xíng chéng形成lexǔ duō许多xīndebīng hú冰湖

Because of climate warming, glaciers are melting rapidly, forming many new glacial lakes.

rú guǒ如果bīng hú冰湖deshuǐtū rán突然liúchū lái出来huìzào chéng造成hěndehóng shuǐ洪水wēi xié威胁dàofù jìn附近rén men人们deshēng mìng生命jiā yuán家园

If the water from these glacial lakes suddenly flows out, it can cause major floods, threatening the lives and homes of nearby people.

kē xué jiā科学家menxiǎngyòngwèi xīng卫星qí tā其他gōng jù工具láijiān cè监测zhè xiē这些bīng hú冰湖tí qián提前fā xiàn发现wēi xiǎn危险

Scientists want to use satellites and other tools to monitor these glacial lakes and detect dangers early.

dàn shì但是bù tóng不同guó jiā国家zhī jiān之间hěnshǎofēn xiǎng分享zhè xiē这些zhòng yào重要deshù jù数据

However, different countries rarely share this important data.

yǒu shí hòu有时候zhèng fǔ政府yuàn yì愿意gōng kāi公开xìn xī信息dǎo zhì导致rén men人们wú fǎ无法jí shí及时dé dào得到jǐng gào警告

Sometimes, governments are unwilling to disclose information, causing people to miss timely warnings.

zhōng guó中国zàikē jì科技shù jù数据shōu jí收集fāng miàn方面hěnqiángdànhěnduōshù jù数据zhǐzàiguó nèi国内shǐ yòng使用qí tā其他guó jiā国家hěnnánhuò dé获得

China is strong in technology and data collection, but much of the data is used only domestically, making it hard for other countries to access.

yǒu xiē有些guó jiā国家yīn wèi因为jì shù技术zī jīn资金bù zú不足hěnnánjiān cè监测bīng hú冰湖

Some countries also find it difficult to monitor glacial lakes due to lack of technology and funds.

zhè yàng yī lái这样一来zuìxū yào需要bāng zhù帮助derénfǎn ér反而dé bú dào得不到bǎo hù保护

As a result, those who need help the most do not get protection.

zhuān jiā专家menrèn wéi认为gè guó各国yīng gāi应该duōhé zuò合作fēn xiǎng分享shù jù数据zhī shí知识zhè yàng这样cái néng才能gènghǎobǎo hù保护dà jiā大家deān quán安全

Experts believe countries should cooperate more, share data and knowledge, so everyone’s safety can be better protected.

By Qian Sun / Global Voices|CC BY 3.0|Modified & AI-assisted