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COP29 sounds alarm over the melting of the Hindu Kush
the ice of the Hindu Kush has shrunk by 65% compared to the previous decade, and according to the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), South Asia could lose up to 75% ...
Dawn1mon
US will back South Asia climate diplomacy: White House official
The White House official said the US was already active in the Hindu Kush — often referred to as ‘The Third Pole’ for housing the most glaciers in the world outside the polar regions — to ...
BBC1y
Pakistan’s Kalash people are afraid for their future after Taliban attack
Shaira is afraid Taliban militants will return to the Kalash valley Nestled in Pakistan's Hindu Kush mountains ... that they are indigenous to South Asia - are renowned for their culture, religion ...
BBC5y
Climate change: Warming threatens Himalayan glaciers
Climate change poses a growing threat to the glaciers found in the Hindu Kush and Himalayan mountain ranges, according to a new report. The study found that if CO2 emissions are not cut rapidly ...
Nepal’s devastating 2021 floods show need for early warning systems in the Himalayas: ‘I lost everything’
Nepal's twin flood disasters in 2021 are examples of the havoc that climate change will increasingly wreak and highlight the ...
Dawn28d
Pakistan to benefit from new ADB plan for glacier preservation
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced a regional programme for Central Asia and South Asia ... resilient infrastructure in the Hindu Kush Himalaya to help Asia adapt to ...