Gilgit-Baltistan, commonly referred to as the water tower of Pakistan, is a place where the highest peaks and largest non-polar glaciers in the world can be found. Farmers in Gilgit-Baltistan are currently observing cracks in the ground and withered harvests on the slopes of the towering Karakoram mountains, where apricot orchards and cherry trees once…
The recent events in Talidas, Ghizer, where a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) devastated a village yet claimed no lives, offer a profound lesson in climate resilience. This remarkable outcome was not the result of sophisticated, multi-million-dollar early warning systems, but rather the swift, courageous action of a local shepherd named Wajahat Khan. His timely…