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Devendra Kumar Sharma stated there is an urgent need for greater cooperation among Himalayan states.
Author Somini Sengupta has covered climate issues for several years and reported from the Chorabari glacier.
According to a Systemiq report, nearly 200 glacial lakes in India are at high risk of bursting and 56 are at very high risk.
A rock avalanche struck the Indian state of Uttarakhand in 2021, and a glacial lake burst in the Indian state of Sikkim in 2023.
A 2023 report co-authored by Dr. Miriam Jackson found that glaciers melted 65% faster from 2010-2019 than in the previous decade.
The Hindu Kush Himalayan range spans Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan.
A Systemiq report found that only 21 of the 40,000 glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalayan range are actively monitored.
In early September 2026, scientists said the world breached the 1.5 degree Celsius global average temperature increase threshold.
A scientific report concluded that fossil fuel emissions played a 'very strong' role in the August 26 disaster in Nepal and Tibet.
A glacier collapse in late August 2026 caused flash floods that left over 8,000 people dead or missing in Nepal and China.
Miriam Jackson stated that more data-sharing and communication are needed across national borders in the Himalayan region.
Meghan O'Sullivan stated that Saudi Arabia has wielded geopolitical influence for decades due to its ability to adjust oil production.
China's oil imports increased by 6 percent in August compared to July.
A recent oil buying spree by China was facilitated by low interest rates resulting from a housing market crisis that began in 2021.
In 2001, Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji told the legislature that efforts must be made to conserve oil, develop resources, and establish an oil reserve system.
The main global oil price is hovering around $103 a barrel.
Under Xi Jinping, China's oil stockpiles have grown to represent roughly one-third of known global oil inventories.
China's energy security strategy was partly motivated by fear that the U.S. or Indian navies could block oil shipments through the Strait of Malacca.
China became a net oil importer in 1993 and subsequently began establishing government oil reserves.
Sinopec, China's largest refiner, has stated that the country's oil consumption likely peaked last year, ahead of forecasts.