{"id":12274,"date":"2026-04-26T14:57:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T09:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=12274"},"modified":"2026-04-26T19:09:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T13:39:47","slug":"hindu-kush-himalayas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/hindu-kush-himalayas\/","title":{"rendered":"Hindu Kush Himalaya"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Hindu Kush Himalaya Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a new report by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region sees a record 27% drop in snow persistence.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Hindu Kush Himalaya<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It extends around 3,500 km over eight countries <\/span><b>\u2014 Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Myanmar, and Pakistan.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It runs <\/span><b>northeast to southwest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and divides the valley of the <\/span><b>Amu Darya<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (the ancient Oxus River) to the north from the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/indus-river\/\" target=\"_blank\">Indus River<\/a> valley to the south.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>considered the Third Pole<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (after the North and South Poles) and has significant implications for climate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The HKH forms the <\/span><b>largest area of permanent ice cover outside <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the North and South Poles and is home to 4 global biodiversity hotspots.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mountains:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The range has numerous high snow-capped peaks, with the highest point being Tirich Mir or Terichmir at 7,708 meters (25,289 ft) in Chitral, Pakistan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The HKH region is the source of ten <\/span><b>large Asian river systems:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the Amu Darya, Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Irrawaddy, Salween, Mekong, Yangtse, Yellow River, and Tarim.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ecosystems:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It contains a diverse ecosystem which includes glaciers, alpine meadows, forests, wetlands, and grasslands.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HKH may be <\/span><b>divided into three main sections<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: the eastern Hindu Kush, the central Hindu Kush, and the western Hindu Kush, also known as the B\u0101b\u0101 Mountains.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The inner valleys of the Hindu Kush see little rain and have desert vegetation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/climate-change\/hindu-kush-himalaya-sees-record-27-drop-in-snow-persistence-fourth-straight-year-of-decline-icimod-warns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DTE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hindu Kush Himalaya spans 3,500 km across eight countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Myanmar, and Pakistan. 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