Photo source: Kashmir Observer By Naveed Qazi, Sustainability Analyst O ver the years, research in Kashmir valley suggests that glaciers are receding at an accelerated rate. The research paper titled ‘Glacial-geomorphic study of the Thajwas Glacier Valley, Kashmir Himalayas, India,’ published by Elsevier, and authored by Reyaz Ahmad Dar, Omar Jaan, Khalid Omar Murtaza, and Shakil Ahmad Romshoo, present critical findings regarding the region's climate history and landscape evolution. The study shows that the Thajwas glacier has experienced significant recession from its maximum extent during the last glacial period due to climate warming.  Also, the study has revealed indications of small deposits of glacial debris left behind when the glacier temporarily paused during retreat, by mapping major erosional and depositional glacial landforms. The scholars concluded that the glacier is responding to regional climatic fluctuations. The findings also argue that Kashmir valley's disti...