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How Pakistan's melting glaciers destroy mountain villages

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78% Informative

Climate change is altering the landscape across Gilgit-Baltistan and neighbouring Chitral .

Pakistan is one of the most vulnerable to climate change, although it is only less than 1% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

More than 48,000 people in region at high risk from lake outburst or landslide.

Some, like Badswat in neighbouring district of Ghizer , are being evacuated.

In the village of Passu , just over an hour ’s drive from Hassanabad , they are holding an evacuation drill.

Trained in first aid, river crossing and high mountain rescue, they practise evacuating the village a few times a year.

Ijaz has been a volunteer for the last 20 years , with many stories of rescuing lost walkers in the mountains.

He too is worried about the number of dangers and the increased unpredictability of the weather in the area.

VR Score

78

Informative language

74

Neutral language

76

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

35

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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