Climate change in the himalayas
Climate change has become a major issue in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region. If average temperatures increase as predicted, all aspects of human and natural life will be affected. The mountain regions are particularly vulnerable, both because warming trends are higher and because the impacts are magnified by the extreme changes in altitude over small distances. Life in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region also relies strongly on the monsoon systems, and these may be altered by climate change. Locally, people
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