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onies tied to fence as fresh snow covers the Thajiwas glacier, on July 9, 2019 in Sonamarg, 96 km (59 miles) east of Srinagar the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir, India. Thajiwas, known as “The Valley of Glaciers”, is fast receding. Due to global warming Himalayan glaciers in Kashmir are melting fast. The glaciers are headwaters for Asia's nine largest rivers and are crucial for the 1.3 billion people of the South Asian region. The melting glaciers could endanger lives of millions of people. Aside from global warming, increasing human activity in higher areas is also responsible for the disappearance of the glaciers. Due to a high rate of ablation and heat produced by increasing numbers of tourists, nomads, herdsmen, school excursions and campers the glacier is visibly retracting. The Jammu and Kashmir Government is making a big effort to promote tourism but the result has serious implications for the eco-system. (Photo by Yawar Nazir/Getty Images)
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