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Last echoes of Pamirs: ancient languages facing extinction

There are various dialects of almost every language, for instance, Bajuwi, Barwazi, and Shahdara of Shughni, and Khufi dialect of Rushani,

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In the largest-ever study of glacial lakes, researchers using a 30-year satellite data record have found that the volume of these lakes worldwide has increased by about 50% since 1990 as glaciers melt and retreat due to climate change. Courtest: NASA/National Geographic

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