Melting glaciers and the loss of seasonal snow pose significant risks to the stability of water resources in South Asia. The 55,000 glaciers in the Himalaya, Karakoram, and Hindu Kush (HKHK) mountain ranges store more freshwater than any region outside of the North and South Poles. Their ice reserves feed into three major river basins in South Asia, the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra, that are home to 750 million people. One major regional driver...
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2021/01/01
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Glaciers of the Himalayas : Climate Change, Black Carbon, and Regional Resilience
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glacier melt