Himalayan glaciers melting 65% faster, black carbon to blame: Study
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Snowfall and glaciers in the Himalayan mountain ranges are melting faster than ever before, causing serious concern among environmentalists. According to recent studies, Himalayan glaciers are melting 65 percent faster than in previous decades, and scientists have warned that the air pollutant black carbon is the main cause of this dangerous phenomenon. The rate of melting has increased by 65 percent since 2010. This has dealt a huge blow to the…
Glaciers in the Himalayas are melting much faster than 10 years ago. The phenomenon threatens with a shortage of drinking water and large-scale disasters for hundreds of millions of people in Asia, writes Reuters. The report came against the backdrop of a large-scale tragedy in late August, when a sudden collapse of a glacier on the Nepal-China border caused devastating floods. “At least 1,300 people have been killed in the disaster, and more th…
The Himalayas are approaching a critical point of no return. The glaciers of the region are melting much faster than ten years ago. This phenomenon threatens shortages of drinking water and large-scale disasters for hundreds of millions of people in Asia.
A recent study has shown that the Himalayas are approaching a dangerous turning point, with the melting of glaciers accelerating compared to a decade ago, increasing the risk of floods and collapses that threaten millions of people. The results of the study follow an ice collapse that occurred late in Abb on the Nepal-China border, followed by a series of landslides and floods in the valleys, resulting, according to... read more.
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