EPA Director Unveils Alarming Climate Facts in GB

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Gilgit: The Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) Director Shehzad Shigri unveiled alarming data about climate change in Gilgit-Baltistan on Thursday.
Addressing a seminar held during the Winter Feast 2024 at Khalti Lake Ghizer, Shehzad Shigri said a trend of rising temperatures across all GB districts except Skardu had been witnessed during the last 30 years.
Their observations were based on the data gathered from seven automatic weather stations installed in different areas of the country, he added.
He said the GB was environmentally very sensitive. Uneven weather changes all around the country were affecting its economy, he added.
Shigri said winter air pollution in Gilgit city had exceeded limits.