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Kashmir Himalayas: Kolahoi glacier’s retreat can be attributed to climate change

Kolahoi Glacier, the largest glacier in Kashmir Himalayas which feeds two major tributaries of the River Jhelum - Lidder and Sindh - has further reduced in area over three years. Glaciers in the Kashmir valley have shown higher retreat compared to others in the rest of the Indian Himalayas. A state of equilibrium for the glacier would be when there is no disparity between the melting process and the snow accumulation over the glacier through annual precipitation.