How climate change is putting lives at risk in the 'Third Pole' | BBC News

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In Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan, glaciers are under threat. This is part of an area referred to by some as the Third Pole; a place which has more ice than any other part of the world outside the polar regions. But climate change is altering the landscape across Gilgit-Baltistan and neighbouring Chitral, researchers say. According to the Aga Khan Development Network, more than 48,000 people are considered to be at high risk from a lake outburst or landslide. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #BBCNews
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