Thursday 10 September 2009

Climate Change affect on KKH?

According to scientists, the rates of warming in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region are significantly higher than the global average. They say that ‘all aspects of human and natural life will be affected.

This mountainous area, given the general title of the ‘Hindu Kush-Himalayan region’ (HKH) includes the Tibetan plateau, where melting perma-frost is causing houses to collapse. According to some scientists, ‘The rates of warming in the HKH region are significantly higher than the global average.’ They say that ‘all aspects of human and natural life will be affected.’

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