Vanishing glaciers of the Himalayas. Himalayan villages are facing a water crisis as the world’s “third pole” melts.
Carrying a twine basket of manure to a nearby field, northern Indian villager Sonam Yangdon lives a world away from polluting cities and industries. Her face is hardened by countless days of manual labour in the high-altitude sun. But for her, the consequences of rising global temperatures are easy to see.
“When I was a child, there was plenty of snow on the glacier, but now it has vanished because of reduced snowfall.”
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