{"id":5160,"date":"2010-10-28T08:20:15","date_gmt":"2010-10-28T12:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pierrejoris.com\/blog\/?p=5160"},"modified":"2010-10-28T08:20:15","modified_gmt":"2010-10-28T12:20:15","slug":"melting-glaciers-threaten-central-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pierrejoris.com\/blog\/melting-glaciers-threaten-central-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Melting Glaciers Threaten Central Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Just in case we\u2019ve forgotten about the Big Weather question while biting our nails worrying about the Republican backlash next week, here\u2019s an article to remind us of the bigger picture out there. And it ain\u2019t a pretty picture:<\/p>\n

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Kyrgyzstan: Melting Glaciers Threaten Central Asia\u2019s Ecological and Energy Future<\/h3>\n

This year, according to the whitewater-rafting guide, the water was too high, it was too dangerous. The group of beginners he was guiding down one of Kyrgyzstan\u2019s most accessible rivers couldn\u2019t handle the rapids ahead. Downstream, reservoirs were overflowing, causing authorities to lament the loss of precious water in summertime when it isn\u2019t needed to make electricity.<\/p>\n

The source of the problem is melting glaciers. In fact, Kyrgyzstan\u2019s glaciers are starting to recede at an alarming rate. With them, the country\u2019s once limitless supply of fresh water \u2013 and electricity \u2013 is washing away. The change threatens to disrupt a vital cycle: the glaciers melt in the summer when the water fills up reservoirs needed to produce power during the cold winter months when the glaciers accumulate again. Bishkek depends on hydropower to create 93 percent of the country\u2019s electricity and hopes \u2013 to its downstream neighbors\u2019 vexation \u2013 new hydropower plants will help end chronic shortages.<\/p>\n

(\u2026)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Read the rest of the article on Eurasianet<\/strong> here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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