The India-Pakistan conflict highlights rising water tensions in South Asia, as climate change accelerates glacial melt and intensifies disputes over vital river resources. The post India-Pakistan Conflict Sparks Water Crisis Amid Climate Threats appeared first on weather-fox.

Pakistan’s water resources have already been burdened by climate change, as the country faces rising temperatures, droughts, and melting glaciers and superfloods that are impacting the timing of water flow. Now, India’s moves could exacerbate the crisis—and present long-term challenges for Pakistan’s agricultural sector.

Pakistan has urged India to reconsider suspending the Indus Waters Treaty, citing a severe water crisis threatening its Kharif crop season.