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Study: Only 24% present-day glaciers will remain if world gets warmer by 2.7°C

May 30, 2025 4:56 am

The study comes just a day after a huge portion of a glacier in the Swiss village of Blatten, in the Alps, collapsed into the valley, burying most of a mountain village in the foothills.

Research on glacier retreat in Arunachal Pradesh reveals significant loss in glacier area over three decades.

Study reveals significant glacier retreat in Arunachal Pradesh, raising concerns over water availability

February 21, 2025 10:57 am

The findings reveal a sharp decline in glacier coverage, with the number of glaciers dropping from 756 in 1988 to 646 by 2020.

UN urges to save glaciers, secure the planet

January 29, 2025 11:57 am

Glaciers play a vital role in regulating the Earth's climate and providing fresh water to billions of people worldwide. What is the significance of the United Nations declaring 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation?

Why India and Pakistan should come together against the smog

November 06, 2024 10:56 am

Nature does not respect national boundaries. Winds blow pollutants across borders. Collective action, such as data sharing, joint ventures and a sharing of technology can help tackle environmental problems

What are mountain glaciers and why do they matter?

August 15, 2024 9:55 pm

Cold climate cultures are struggling to deal with this loss.In 2019, a funeral ceremony was held at Iceland's Okjökull Glacier, said to be the first lost to global heating.

'The mountain is turning black': Climbers air climate concern on 70th anniversary of maiden Mt Everest climb

May 29, 2023 11:05 am

The deteriorating conditions on Everest are raising concerns for the mountaineering community and the people whose livelihoods depend on the flow of visitors.

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The world’s most-visited glaciers could soon be gone

November 08, 2022 2:19 pm

The glaciers that are likely to disappear include the last remaining ones in Africa, in Kilimanjaro National Park and on Mount Kenya; those on the Pyrenees’ Mont Perdu, which spans the borders of France and Spain; and in Italy’s Dolomites.

Switzerland: Glaciers have shrunk by half since 1930s, study finds

August 23, 2022 1:52 pm

A new study has found Switzerland's glaciers have lost half their volume since 1931. The process is showing no sign of slowing down with researchers saying glacier retreat is "accelerating."

Loss of glaciers will hurt tourism, power supplies and more

November 10, 2021 7:44 pm

The ice masses that formed over millennia from compacted snow have been melting since around the time of the Industrial Revolution, a process that has accelerated in recent years.

Climate report: Africa’s rare glaciers soon to disappear

October 19, 2021 2:58 pm

The new report seizes on the shrinking glaciers of Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya and the Rwenzori Mountains in Uganda as symbols of the rapid and widespread changes to come.

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Gilgit Baltistan Faces Ecological Imbalances

January 26, 2016 12:05 pm

Gilgit Baltistan, January 26, 2016: Deforestation in Gilgit Baltistan is causing environmental changes that are threatening the lives and property of people in the region. Glaciers in the region are melting rapidly due to the depletion of forests and the collapse of the ecosystem. As a result, the threat of flood looms large in the region. Deforestation in Gilgit Baltistan is causing environmental changes that are threatening the lives and property of people in the region. Glaciers in the region are melting rapidly due to the depletion of forests and the collapse of the ecosystem. As a result, the threat of flood looms large in the region. The timber mafia, which is very active in the region, is making the situation worse. Today, people of Gilgit Baltistan are in a no win situation. Due to scarcity of economical and affordable fuel in the region, they are forced to survive on the timber available here, to warm up their homes during the harsh winters. With no proper policy in place to curb deforestation and with successive governments paying little attention to the pressing problems, the locals have to face the hazardous consequences. This in turn is causing environmental changes that are threatening the lives and properties of the locals.According to a survey, Gilgit Baltistan, has over 5,218 glaciers. There are almost 1,500 glaciers with sparkling drinking water. About 2,420 glaciers have lakes, but 52 of them have been declared dangerous, and can burst any time. A host of reasons is responsible for the worsening situation.