Himalayan glaciers' melting poses threat to not only Bhutan, but
entire South Asia London, October 23 (ANI): Reports indicate
that the melting of the Himalayan glaciers is threatening the
kingdom of Bhutan, the impacts of which will adversely affect
the entire South Asian region. According to a report in Nature
News, glaciers in the Himalayas are retreating faster than in
any other part of the world and they could disappear completely
by 2035. This puts the mountainous nation of Bhutan at a special
risk. In an area smaller than Switzerland, it has 983 glaciers
and 2,794 glacial lakes, some of which have burst to produce
deadly glacial lake floods. As a poor nation without even its
own helicopter, Bhutan lacks the resources to combat global
warming. It is carrying out the work at Thorthormi glacier with
the help of money from various international donors. As the
first nation to get adaptation money from the Least Developed
Countries Fund, Bhutan is something of a pioneer among
developing nations in their quest