When the Himalayan Glaciers Recede
Jul 21 (IPS) - Every morning, as Gian Pietro Verza walks up the lateral moraine of the Khumbu Glacier in this Himalayan country’s north-east to take measurements, the wind makes colourful prayer flags flutter noisily. That same wind carries soot particles that are causing the snow on the mountains to melt faster.
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Photos by Bikram Rai/Nepali Times for IPS Asia-Pacific’s ‘Climate Change: A Reporting Lens from Asia’ seriesRead also: ‘Dirty Snow’ Hastens Glacial Melt in Himalayas
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