Source: AlertNet
Country: Pakistan
by Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio | @saleemzeal | Thomson Reuters Foundation
Tuesday, 23 August 2016 06:54 GMT
With glaciers melting faster in the face of climate change, flood risk is rising and early warnings will be key
By Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio
ISLAMABAD, Aug 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Pakistan will invest $8.5 million to expand a network of glacier monitoring stations tracking the pace of glacial melt in the Hindu Kush, Karakoram and Himalayan mountain ranges, in an effort to strengthen early warning systems and reduce the impact of flooding in the South Asian country.
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