{"id":2880,"date":"2024-06-13T23:59:06","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T23:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=2880"},"modified":"2024-06-13T23:59:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T23:59:06","slug":"state-of-the-climate-in-asia-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/state-of-the-climate-in-asia-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"State of the Climate in Asia 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The<u>State of the <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/climate\">Climate<\/a> in Asia 2021 report<\/u>highlighted how  impacts are wreaking an ever-increasing human, financial and environmental toll, worsening food insecurity and <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/poverty\">POVERTY<\/a> and holding back <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/sustainable-development\">Sustainable Development<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The report also painted a worrying scenario for future water <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/stress\">Stress<\/a>. High Mountain Asia, including the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau, contains the largest volume of ice outside of the polar region, with approximately an area of 100,000 km2 of glacier coverage. The rate of glacier retreat is accelerating and many <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/glaciers\">Glaciers<\/a> suffered from intense mass losses as the result of exceptionally warm and dry conditions in 2021. These so-called water towers of the world are vital for freshwater supplies for the most densely populated part of the planet and so glacier retreat has major implications for future generations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TheState of the Climate in Asia 2021 reporthighlighted how impacts are wreaking an ever-increasing human, financial and environmental toll, worsening food insecurity and POVERTY and holding back Sustainable Development. The report also painted a worrying scenario for future water Stress. 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