Editing Drought (section)

=== Himalayan river basins ===
[[File:Drought affected area in Karnataka, India, 2012.jpg|thumb|Drought-affected area in [[Karnataka]], India in 2012.|alt=|left]]Approximately 2.4&nbsp;billion people live in the [[drainage basin]] of the Himalayan rivers.<ref>{{cite web|title=People & the Planet > climate change > newsfile > big melt threatens millions, says un|url=http://www.peopleandplanet.net/pdoc.php?id=3024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070819200515/http://www.peopleandplanet.net/pdoc.php?id=3024|archive-date=19 August 2007|work=peopleandplanet.net}}</ref> [[India]], [[China]], [[Pakistan]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Nepal]] and [[Myanmar]] could experience floods followed by droughts in coming decades. More than 150 districts in India are drought vulnerable, mostly concentrated in the state of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and its adjoining Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, northern Karnataka and adjoining Maharashtra of the country.<ref name=":9">Nandy, S.N. (2021) Analysis of drought vulnerability indices of Indian districts using Fuzzy logic approach. International Water Resources Association Journal (IWRA – India), 10(2): 11–17. https://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:iwra&volume=10&issue=2&article=002</ref> [[Drought in India]] affecting the Ganges is of particular concern, as it provides [[drinking water]] and agricultural [[irrigation]] for more than 500&nbsp;million people.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ganges, Indus may not survive: climatologists|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/jul/24indus.htm|work=Rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=People's Daily Online – Glaciers melting at alarming speed|url=http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90781/90879/6222327.html|work=People's Daily}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=2004-11-10|title=Science/Nature – Himalaya glaciers melt unnoticed|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3998967.stm|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> In 2025, the UN warned that retreating glaciers could threaten the food and water supply of 2 billion people worldwide.<ref>{{cite news |title=Glacier meltdown risks food and water supply of 2 billion people, says UN |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/20/glacier-meltdown-risks-food-and-water-supply-of-2bn-people-says-un |work=The Guardian |date=21 March 2025}}</ref>