The reduced glaciation and precipitation in Himalaya are already impacting China - Yunnan has over 75% of its electricity from hydro schemes and the consequent reduced flows in the major rivers (Yangtze , Lancang and Nujiang) is leading to rolling blackouts in cities such as Kunming.
This is also impacting on Vietnam (who buys electricity from Yunnan) and the west (Yunnan is one of the top three global producers of phosphorus fertilisers and the conversion of phosphate rock - which Yunnan is rich in - to fertiliser is electricity intensive). China has severely restricted phosphorus exports as a consequence , which has led to increased costs of all phosphorus based products
Increased fertiliser costs flow on to agricultural producers everywhere
The glaciers keep the rivers flowing in summer providing much needed drinking water as well as waer for irrigation. If the glaciers melted, millions of hectares of farmland would be lost leaving these people with no food and the lack of drinking water would force migration to other areas that are already taxed with over population
Jimj gave you good answers but google china glaciers climate change for more and maybe you could do some of your own homework
think about it when you put not even half of water in a cup and you put alot of ice when it melts away you got more water the sea level will rise a few percent but idont think it will affect it might affect the living creautures living on it
It would cause rise in sea level which is thread to china.
Primarily, more expensive freshwater sources will need to be sought. Second, higher sea rates will translate into greater scarcity of fish.
For my science course in grade 10
