Documentary – “Receding glaciers in Pakistan”, by Saleem Shaikh

Glaciers that feed the Indus River in Pakistan’s Karakoram mountains are melting faster than previously thought.  Saleem Sheikh talks to the scientists behind the latest field research that contradicts earlier satellite studies showing glaciers are relatively stable.

Saleem Shaikh

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The writer is a guest speaker on climate change and disaster reporting at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) – Islamabad. He is also a media trainer, freelance climate change and development science writer.

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