2019 Climate change is roasting the Himalaya region, threatening millions

2019 Climate change is roasting the Himalaya region, threatening millions

Link: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/02/himalaya-mountain-climate-change-report/

The peaks and valleys of the Hindu Kush Himalaya mountain ranges are some of the most inaccessible, remote regions in the world today—but even the most isolated valleys have been touched by climate change, say the authors of a comprehensive new report about the vast region. The changes have already complicated life for the 240 million people who live amongst its crags and peaks, the authors say, and the effects are likely to snowball in the future.