Kashmir glaciers face the heat

"Owing to global warming, most of the small glaciers in Indian administered Kashmir have totally melted down while the big glaciers in most of the areas have decreased in size.
According to a report released by international humanitarian group, Actionaid International, many of the areas in Kashmir have seen a complete disappearance of small glaciers.

The head of ActionAid's Kashmir chapter, Arjimand Talib, said, "The global warming has affected the Kashmir glaciers too and due to the increase in the temperature, the small glaciers in many parts of Kashmir have disappeared while the bigger ones have been reduced in size".

He said that the testimonies of people living in various parts of Kashmir substantiate to the fact that the glaciers in Kashmir are either disappearing or decreasing in size." |Read more|