Water in South Asia
Srinagar, Mar 30 (ANI): Kashmir is experiencing the effects of global warming, with high altitude glaciers retreating at an unprecedented rate, thus threatening the eco-system of the valley.
Owing to global warming, most of the small glaciers in Kashmir have melted totally, while the larger ones have decreased in size.
According to a study carried out by the Action Aid International (AAI) last year, many areas in Kashmir have seen a complete disappearance of small glaciers.
"The surface area of the glaciers has been decreased by two third in many cases in Kashmir. In the Peerpanjal mountain range, some glaciers have been totally disappeared. You know now you can't find glaciers beyond July- August in most of the Peerpanjal range. So, those glaciers which used to be there for the whole year, are difficult to find now and those who were the bigger ones have receded tremendously," said Arjimand Talib, the head of Kashmir branch of Action Aid International. More >>>
