Asian glaciers bucking trend of climate change ice melt

Asian glaciers bucking trend of climate change ice melt

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Bucking the global trend, glaciers in the Karakoram region, north of the Himalaya, have been shown to be growing, gaining as much water from precipitation as they were losing from melting, bucking the global trend. The new study of the Karakoram used French satellite measurements to predict changes in the...

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Pakistan’s first climate change adaptation plan to tackle “mountain tsunamis”

Pakistan’s first climate change adaptation plan to tackle “mountain tsunamis”

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Pakistan, with its 5,218 glaciers and 2420 glacial lakes – 52 of which have been classified as potentially dangerous – has launched its first climate change adaptation project aimed at tackling the threats communities face from bursting glacier lakes in the country’s northern mountains. The US$ 4.1 million project in...

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Workshop on monitoring the effects of climate change in protected mountain ecosystems

Workshop on monitoring the effects of climate change in protected mountain ecosystems

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Through REDPARQUES and the Mountain Partnership Secretariat and with support from GIZ, FAO organized a "Workshop on monitoring the effects of climate change on mountain protected ecosystems" together with the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the University for International Cooperation and the Development Bank in Latin America, The workshop...

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Matterhorn disintegrating in the face of global warming

Matterhorn disintegrating in the face of global warming

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The University of Zurich reported the negative effects climate change is having on the Matterhorn in the Geophysical Research journal. The 14,690 foot high Matterhorn sits on the border between Switzerland and Italy and is one of the most majestic and best known and most inspirational mountains in the world....

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EEA Report No 1/2012: Towards efficient use of water resources in Europe

EEA Report No 1/2012: Towards efficient use of water resources in Europe

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According to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA), Europe needs to redouble efforts in using water more efficiently to avoid undermining its economy. The report highlights how inefficiently using water impacts hard on the resources needed by ecosystems and people, both vital assets for European productivity and...

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USD 100,000 Patel Grand Challenge: deadline extended to 25 May 2012

USD 100,000 Patel Grand Challenge: deadline extended to 25 May 2012

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The USF Patel School of Global Sustainability launched the Patel Grand Challenge at the International Water Association's Development Congress in Malaysia in November 2011. It is a challenge to inventors in developing nations to create a low-cost and easy-to-use water purification device that could save millions from the threats of...

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