00:00The World Meteorological Organization has warned about the increased glacia-related risk from climate change.
00:09The board is now calling for more investments in monitoring and forecasting, especially to protect mountain communities.
00:15This is the new reality. We need to raise awareness of the importance of hydromet services for every single country in every single region.
00:25And that's why we advocate for more investments in monitoring. With better monitoring, we can expect to have better forecasts.
00:35And with those, we can expect to have better early warning systems in the end to protect societies, to protect people and to protect livelihoods.
00:44Last week, the Swiss village of Blatton was buried under a massive avalanche of rock and ice from the bashed glacier in the nearby Lonza riverbed.
00:52Days before the disaster, experts warn about a possible collapse of the glacier which held 1.5 million cubic meters of ice.
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