A recent study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment suggests that global warming may become a major driver of forest loss in the Hindu-Kush Himalayas (HKH) during the 21st century.
The temperature readings during the beginning of this winter season were mild, with no significant instances of winter rains and snowfall in November and December last year.
In the remainder of the century and if urgent measures are not taken to stop global warming, a minimum of 60% of the glaciers of the entire globe could disappear before 2100.
A few weeks ago, a group of officials from the United States Forest Service who were monitoring a Gigantic forest in the state of Oregon, in the western part of this country