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Paradise Lost: Kashmir’s Vanishing Glaciers, Waters, and Forests
Rebecca Byerly will be a panelist at the USIP event on Kashmir. In addition to speaking, she has arranged several videos of Kashmiris on the ground to be shown during the conference to give policy makers a first hand perspective of what is going on in the region.
The Downstream Gateway examines global issues related to water, from ecosystems and watersheds to freshwater resources, conservation efforts, and the impact of human activity and public policy.
A black flag waved ominously over a pile of rocks next to a soccer goal, in Gani Memorial Stadium in Srinagar, Kashmir. It was June 11, the first day of the World Cup.
Kashmir's tourist houseboats may shut down due to pollution, overcrowding.
The Kolahoi glacier in Kashmir is receding at a rate of nearly 10 feet (3 meters) a year.
"I'm not going to Kashmir," said my brother defiantly. We were in the ticket line at the New Delhi airport about to board a flight to Srinigar, the capital of Kashmir.
As I looked at the Himalaya Mountains, from my window, on a flight from New Delhi to Kashmir last week, I realized that something was missing. Snow.
On October 5 2005, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India. The eighth most destructive earthquake on record, an estimated 75,000 people were killed.
People across the globe are learning that the glaciers in the western Himalaya are receding as fast as any place on the planet. But few know how the glacier's recession is measured.
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Rebecca Byerly is a free-lance journalist, producer, and adventure athlete. Reporting for Al Jazeera English, CNN.com, National Geographic, and Voice of America, she has covered stories...