Climate change: How important are microbes that inhabit glaciers? By Ground report 18 Nov 2022 Inhabit glaciers; New research, published in the journal Nature Communications Earth and Environment, used surface meltwater samples Read More
From Jammu Kashmir to Everest and Ladakh, the risk of floods increases By Wahid Bhat 22 Oct 2022 Jammu Kashmir flood risk; As global temperatures continue to rise and glaciers melt faster, new research suggests the risk of flooding Read More
Pandemic level viruses locked in glaciers that are melting faster than before By Wahid Bhat 21 Oct 2022 Next Pandemic glaciers melting; In fact, this would not be a new case, since an investigation carried out with ice samples taken Read More
Gangotri Glacier Melting: Climate change is catching up By Wahid Bhat 05 Oct 2022 Gangotri Glacier; The average rate of retreat of the largest glacier in Uttarakhand, about 30 kilometres long, between 0.5 and 2.5 kilometres Read More
Why are glaciers in southeast Tibet melting so fast? By Ground report 23 Sep 2022 Southeast Tibet glaciers; Millions of people depend on water from the glaciers of the high peaks of Asia. But southeast Tibet has some Read More
Himalayan Floods: beginning of inevitable catastrophe By parasjoshe 05 Sep 2022 Landslides and cloud bursts are common in the Himalayan region but floods aren’t. These days we hear a lot about floods in Himalayan towns. Read More
Already half-shrinking Swiss glaciers intensify melting: Study By Ground report 01 Sep 2022 Swiss glaciers; Switzerland's glaciers have lost more than half their volume in less than 100 years, and this year's long, hot summer Read More
Climate Change is real: Himalayan glaciers are melting fast in India By Wahid Bhat 26 Apr 2022 Union Minister of State for Technology Jitendra Singh in Lok Sabha said studies related to melting glaciers in the Himalayan region of India Read More
Glaciers contain 20% less freshwater than estimated By Wahid Bhat 05 Apr 2022 Glaciers freshwater estimated; Many mountain populations depend on glacial water not only to drink but also to generate energy or irrigate Read More
Mount Everest glacier melting fast: study By Ground report 10 Feb 2022 Mount Everest glacier melting; It is not new that glaciers around the world are losing mass, but until now little was known about what Read More