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• ICIMOD releases new improved MODIS snow data for High Mountain Asia
• New study finds that crevasses in Himalayan glaciers can play a key role in influencing ice temperature
• Surge-like instability in the western Kunlun Shan calls for regular glacier monitoring
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Prof. Arian has been leading field-based glacier monitoring in Afghanistan organized by ICIMOD through the SWaRMA Initiative. In this interview, he talks about the activities leading up to the successful implementation of the field-based Cryosphere Monitoring Programme.

-Hedayatullah Arian
Head – Hydrometeorology Department Geo-Science Faculty, Kabul University, Afghanistan

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• Glaciers at Hindu Kush-Himalayan region vanishing; Climate crisis, pollution putting billions at risk
• Nepal Gets Serious About Climate Change
• Toxic metals released since Industrial Revolution in Europe found in the Himalayas
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