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Receding glaciers in Pakistan

Glaciers that feed the Indus river in Pakistan’s Karakoram mountains are melting faster than previously thought, according to new field research.

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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.