More research needed to understand risk of glacial floods
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June, 2010
Written by Brett Walton
Tuesday, 29 June 2010 08:56
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Tuesday, 29 June 2010 08:56
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Written by Circle of Blue
Monday, 28 June 2010 21:34
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Monday, 28 June 2010 21:34
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Images from the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region–including Bhutan, Nepal, China, Tibet and India–that depict the economic, health and socio-political consequences of glacial melt. Scientists are struggling to predict when climate change will take its final toll and the Third Pole will disappear.
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Written by Circle of Blue
Monday, 28 June 2010 11:19
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Monday, 28 June 2010 11:19
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With one-fifth of the world’s population relying on seasonal Himalayan melting, the disappearance of the Third Pole is sending warning signs.
Floods, droughts, wildfires, windstorms, water contamination and illnesses plague the 1.3 billion people who live in the watersheds directly supplied by glacial melt from the Hindu Kush-Himalaya (HKH) region. The waterways of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan are endangered, and scientists are gaining a bettter understanding of just how fast climate change is taking its toll on the region.
As the Himalayan glaciers disappear, ten major Asian river systems–the Amu Darya, Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Irrawaddy, Salween, Mekong, Yangtse, Yellow, and Tarim–are threatened. Twenty percent of the world’s population faces a future of catastrophe, according to a report released by University College, Chinadialogue, and King’s College of London in May 2010. Extreme glacial melt, seismic activity and extreme weather events are already affecting the region’s rivers, lakes, wetlands and coasts. The devastation is a warning sign of what’s to come.
In these feature articles, news briefs, photographs, and graphics Circle of Blue documents one of the critical front lines in the global battle against climate change and water scarcity.
Written by Aubrey Parker
Sunday, 27 June 2010 13:25
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Sunday, 27 June 2010 13:25
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While promoting his 2009 documentary, Joe Berlinger has landed his own day in court against U.S.-based oil giant Chevron.
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Written by Steve Kellman
Thursday, 24 June 2010 21:07
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Thursday, 24 June 2010 21:07
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A 20-pound fish netted six miles from Lake Michigan has reignited the debate over closing off Chicago-area locks to protect the region’s sportfishing industry
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Written by Molly Walton
Tuesday, 22 June 2010 15:30
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Tuesday, 22 June 2010 15:30
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Mining for Kabul’s untapped reserves could further compromise the area’s already fragile water resources.
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