Asia s Rapidly Shrinking Glaciers Could Fuel Future Conflicts - NBC News
The root cause of all large scale human conflict is competition for resources. Water is a resource and its supply is being affected by global warming.
"The glaciers in Asia's Tian Shan mountains have lost more than a quarter of their total mass over the past 50 years — a rate of loss about four times greater than the global average during that time, new research shows."
"The scientists reconstructed how glaciers across the Tian Shan changed in mass from 1961 to 2012. They found that the region's glaciers shrank at the rapid rate of about 5.4 billion tons per year on average.
The researchers linked the decline to increased summer temperatures in the region, possibly due to climate change."
"The scientists reconstructed how glaciers across the Tian Shan changed in mass from 1961 to 2012. They found that the region's glaciers shrank at the rapid rate of about 5.4 billion tons per year on average.
The researchers linked the decline to increased summer temperatures in the region, possibly due to climate change."