While the bizarre downpour and resulting flash floods in Leh and parts of Pakistan in August 2010 still remains a possible warning of an imminent climate change, the tragedy of Leh was compounded due to its unpreparedness for such a natural calamity. But the story of this tragedy may have its beginnings in the toilets of Leh.
Read more: Sanitation-Highlights-from-Himalaya : http://chimalaya.org/2011/07/11/sanitation-highlights-from-himalaya/
Read more: Species affected by climate change: to shift or not to shift? : http://chimalaya.org/2011/07/26/species-affected-by-climate-change-to-shift-or-not-to-shift/
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