Scientists are warning glaciers in the Himalayas are melting at unprecedented rates.
They say they could lose up to 75 percent of their volume by the end of the century.
And that could lead to dangerous flooding and water shortages for nearly two billion people downstream.
Al Jazeera's Kamal Hyder reports from Passu Glacier in Pakistan-administered Kashmir region.
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They say they could lose up to 75 percent of their volume by the end of the century.
And that could lead to dangerous flooding and water shortages for nearly two billion people downstream.
Al Jazeera's Kamal Hyder reports from Passu Glacier in Pakistan-administered Kashmir region.
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