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Reports have
estimated upwards of 8,000 fatalities over the past few decades
including soldiers who succumbed to injuries sustained during
sudden avalanches, falling ice debris, floods and other extreme weather
conditions. Science reportermonthly magazine subscription Closer home, the Siachen
glacier sprawls in the Karakoram range for 76
kilometres — one of the longest non-polar glaciers on the
planet. Sciencereporter monthly magazine subscription
Given its strategic importance to the military
in the area it is unlikely we will see ecological parks or mountaineering
activities around this but like the rest Siachen too is melting and fast. Several research
institutes including ISRO have reported that
Siachen, hindi science magazine
similar to the majority of Indian glaciers, is receding anywhere between 5-20 metres per year due to rising temperatures in the
region. This is not only a geological threat
but also a more immediate and lethal risk to the soldiers stationed at military
posts in this bitterly disputed area. hindi science magazine
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