Nepal holds tribute for disappearing glacier

Nepal holds tribute for disappearing glacier

Dozens trekked to Nepal's Yala glacier for a ceremony Monday to mark its rapid disappearance due to climate change and put a spotlight on global glacial retreat.

The Yala has lost two thirds of its mass and has narrowed by 784 m since 1974. It could disappear by 2040.

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