Is the Third Pole the Next Site for Water Crisis?

The Hindu-Kush Himalaya area may host future water crises as glaciers melt, population rapidly increases, and competition over scarce water resources intensifies, says a recent report from the Humanitarian Futures Programme at King’s College.Himalayan glaciers – often called the “third pole” because they house the greatest volume of frozen water outside the polar regions – … Continue reading Is the Third Pole the Next Site for Water Crisis?