Kyrgyzstan
During 1959-1988, 1,081 glaciers in the Pamir-Altai disappeared. Temperatures in the mountains of Kyrgyztan have increased by 0.9-2.7° F (0.5-1.5°C) since the 1950s. Reference: UNEP, 2000. State of the Environment of the Aral Sea Basin, Regional Report of the Central Asian States’ 2000. http://www.grida.no/aral/aralsea/english/climat/climats.htm
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