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EPISODE · Feb 11, 2021 · 18 MIN

The Himalayan Disaster

from The Morning Brief · host The Economic Times

A suspected glacial collapse led to a destructive flash flood in Uttarakhand. What is the impact of global warming and large-scale development projects on ecologically fragile regions, and how can they be mitigated? Farooq Azam, Glaciologist, Anjal Prakash, lead author of a UN report on the issue, and ET's Urmi Goswami discuss.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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