Asia is warming at nearly double the global average, according to a shift from the 1961–1990 period to 1991–2024. That faster rise is driving harsher heatwaves, glacier losses, and marine heatwaves, increasing risks to water supplies and destabilizing both economies and ecosystems across the region.
Pakistan has approached the UN Security Council after India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty in the wake of a deadly cross-border terror attack. India argues terrorism cannot coexist with the water agreement, quoting “blood and water cannot flow together.” Despite long-running tensions, the treaty has underpinned water security for decades—now its suspension is drawing international scrutiny.
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Glaciers that many communities treat as sacred life-givers are rapidly retreating under global warming. The loss threatens ecosystems and water security, and it also strikes at spiritual traditions that revere mountains and ice as deities. The article argues the damage is driven more by industrial exploitation and weak policies than by any failure of faith.
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