High Stakes: Mountain Tourism in a Warming World By Zofeen Ebrahim Copyright © IPS - Inter Press Service --

https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/07/high-stakes-mountain-tourism-in-a-warming-world/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=High_Stakes_Mountain_Tourism_in_a_Warming_World_Interest_Payments_Now_Outpace_Education_Spending_in_ KARACHI, Pakistan, Jul 17 2025 (IPS) - “It started with a thunderous roar in the distance, followed by the clatter of rocks grinding together,” said Mohammad Hussain, 26, a student, who witnessed the flash flood that hit the lakeside of Attabad on June 25, around 12:30 pm, in the mountainous Hunza Valley, a popular tourist spot in the northern part of Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B). Copyright © IPS - Inter Press Service --