A recent study explored how glaciers in the Kashmir Himalaya's Jhelum basin transform into rock glaciers, and it investigated the distribution of permafrost in the region.
The recent flash floods in Sikkim have once again highlighted the vulnerability of mountainous regions to climate-related disasters. While global warming is often cited as the primary cause
“Antarctic sea ice has fallen to its lowest level and the melting of some European glaciers has literally broken records,” the WMO, a specialized agency of the United Nations, warned in its annual climate report.
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has expressed a significant worry regarding the Himalayan rivers, particularly the Indus, the Ganges, and the Brahmaputra, which are essential for India.
The extent of Antarctic sea ice has registered a new historical minimum after it was reduced to 1.91 million square kilometres on February 13, according to data from the National Ice Data Center and Snow Protection Agency (NSIDC).
In the remainder of the century and if urgent measures are not taken to stop global warming, a minimum of 60% of the glaciers of the entire globe could disappear before 2100.
The results of this new study, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, completely change the conception of melting in this part of the world.
As much as we reduce carbon dioxide emissions today, it is already too late: half of the glaciers in the Alps are doomed to disappear by 2050. Half a century later, 90% will have melted