Archive for May 25th, 2010
The Ticking Bomb
25May10
The ‘ticking water bomb’ that is Attabad lake in Hunza has already exploded for many. Caused by a major landsline on January 4, the expanding lake has already killed 20, left about 25,000 people stranded, and blocked the Hunza river about 750 kilometres north of Islamabad. It has destroyed the Karakoram Highway, breaking the road [...]
Filed under: Environment, Media, Politics, Social Issues | 6 Comments
Tags: Attabad lake, climate change, Hunza, IUCN, Pakistan

