ISLAMABAD, Aug 15 (APP): Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has established the highest Glacier Monitoring Station which will record ground based observation at an elevation of 4500m on the top of Passu and Batura Glaciers. The Department started scientific study of Passu Glacier in Hunza Basin last year by installing Station at 3200m above mean sea

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Suman K: The Hindu Kush Himalayan Region spans eight countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Pakistan, India, Myanmar, Nepal and China. It is home to around 1000 living languages, 4 global biodiversity hotspots, 60 eco regions, 27 Ramsar wetland sites, and as many as 13 UNESCO heritage sites. The region covers 10 major river basins from

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Ocregister: A World Bank study reported in 2005 that the grain supply for 175 million Indians and 130 million Chinese is produced by overpumping water. There are all kinds of bubbles. We had the financial bubble that burst in 2008, causing economic devastation that we are still paying for. There is the Chinese real estate

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Salisburypost: If the last two summers haven’t convinced you of climate change, perhaps a new book by Orrin and Keith Pilkey, “Global Climate Change: a Primer,” will. The book is an attempt to discuss the topic in the language of the lay person — the non-scientist — and instead of using lots of charts and

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EurekaAlert: A new study shows that as climate change enhances tree growth in tropical forests, the resulting increase in litterfall could stimulate soil micro-organisms leading to a release of stored soil carbon. The research was led by scientists from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and the University of Cambridge, UK. The results are published

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Tribune: A water crisis is emerging which could have major implications for Pakistan’s economy and society. Effective management of this crisis first requires urgent mitigation and adaptation measures with close cooperation amongst Pakistan’s provinces of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh on the one hand and then between Pakistan and India on the other. If the necessary

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