A rise in temperature in Ladakh by just one degree, that too in the next 50 years, can shrink glaciers to less than one-fifth of their present size. Indications were available when Zaskar River melted before schedule, stranding 95 people, who had to wait for three months to return to the passes.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/reel-warning-global-warming-3-day-film-festival-environment-wildlife-capital
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/telegraph-ranchi
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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
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