The study focused on the three main glacier regions in Africa: Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Mount Kenya in Kenya, and the Rwenzori Mountains on the border of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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.
In a time when climate change is a major concern, a recent study offers a ray of hope for the Himalayan glaciers. The study, published in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
“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.