Himalayan glaciers

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A Song Of Rock And Ice

Rock glaciers can store water for a longer duration compared to surface glaciers. Studying rock glaciers can contribute to the…

4 months ago
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Scientists And Monks Perform Last Rites For A Himalayan Glacier

At a little over 5,000 metres above sea level, Buddhist monks, members of Nepal’s Langtang Valley community, and scientists gathered…

4 months ago
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Digging Into Icy Depths To Better Understand Glacial Melt

A research team is drilling boreholes in Mount Everest’s Western Cwm to measure glacier temperatures and understand why Himalayan glaciers…

6 months ago
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Opinion: The Glacier Crisis No Longer Remains A Remote, Abstract Problem

Over the past few weeks, a wave of publications from UN Water, the World Meteorological Organization and the Clean Air…

7 months ago
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Eastern Himalayan Glaciers See Marked Retreat

Glaciers in Arunachal Pradesh retreated at a rate of 16.94 square kilometres per year between 1988 and 2020. Making an…

7 months ago
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Most Himalayan Glaciers Analysed Melting At Varying Rates: Govt

Source: PTI Majority of Himalayan glaciers analysed are melting or retreating at varying rates in different regions, the government has…

3 years ago
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Melting Glaciers: Who Is Responsible?

As the world’s glaciers melt rapidly, almost without exception, the global response to this existential threat is worryingly lethargic. This…

3 years ago
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Himalayan Glaciers Melting At An ‘Exceptional Rate’: Study

Glaciers in the Himalayas are melting at an "exceptional" rate because of global warming, threatening the water supply of millions…

4 years ago
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What Record Warm Winters Mean For Glaciers In Everest Region

In late winter 2020, glaciologist Sudip Thakuri visited Kalinchowk, a peak in the Himalayas around 144 km west of Kathmandu.…

4 years ago

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