Warming threatens Himalayan glaciers 气候变暖给喜马拉雅冰川带来威胁
5 years, 10 months ago

Warming threatens Himalayan glaciers 气候变暖给喜马拉雅冰川带来威胁

China Daily  

Warming threatens Himalayan glaciers 气候变暖给喜马拉雅冰川带来威胁 Play audio file 一份研究报告称，气候变化给兴都库什山脉和喜马拉雅山脉的冰川带来的威胁日益加剧。此研究发现，如果人们不迅速减少二氧化碳的排放，这些巨大冰原的三分之二可能会消失。 文字稿 The towering peaks of K2 and Mount Qomolangma are part of the frozen Hindu Kush and Himalaya ranges that contain more ice than anywhere else on Earth, apart from the polar regions. 但科学家们说，由于气温升高，这些冰原可能在不到一个世纪的时间内变成裸露的岩石。 Over the next few decades, the melting could accelerate thanks to warming and increased air pollution from a growing population depositing soot on the ice. 词汇 towering peaks 高峰，峰顶 frozen 冰冻的，结冰的 ranges 山脉 polar regions 极地区域 ice fields 冰原 melting 融化 accelerate 加速 air pollution 空气污染 soot 煤灰 glaciers 冰川 river valleys 河谷 vulnerable 易受影响的 flooding 洪水 2. Over the next few decades, the melting could accelerate thanks to warming and increased air pollution from a growing population depositing soot on the ice.

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Melting of Ladakh glacier could form three glacial lakes: Study
1 year, 5 months ago

Melting of Ladakh glacier could form three glacial lakes: Study

The Hindu  

Accelerated melting of the Himalayan Parkachik Glacier in Ladakh could give rise to three glacial lakes with an average depth ranging between 34 and 84 metres, scientists have found. These lakes could be a potential source of glacial lake outburst floods in the Himalayas, the scientists from the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, said. The glacier's yearly melting rate …

Himalayan glaciers could lose 80% of their volume if global warming isn't controlled, study finds
1 year, 6 months ago

Himalayan glaciers could lose 80% of their volume if global warming isn't controlled, study finds

The Hindu  

June 22, 2023 01:51 pm | Updated 02:45 pm IST Glaciers are melting at unprecedented rates across the Hindu Kush Himalayan mountain ranges and could lose up to 80% of their volume this century if greenhouse gas emissions aren't sharply reduced, according to a report. “The people living in these mountains who have contributed next to nothing to global warming …

Himalayan glaciers could lose 80% of their volume if global warming isn’t controlled, study finds
1 year, 6 months ago

Himalayan glaciers could lose 80% of their volume if global warming isn’t controlled, study finds

Associated Press  

BENGALURU, India — Glaciers are melting at unprecedented rates across the Hindu Kush Himalayan mountain ranges and could lose up to 80% of their volume this century if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t sharply reduced, according to a report. “The people living in these mountains who have contributed next to nothing to global warming are at high risk due to climate …

Mount Everest on edge: Earth's highest mountain lost 2,000 years' worth of ice in just 30 years
1 year, 6 months ago

Mount Everest on edge: Earth's highest mountain lost 2,000 years' worth of ice in just 30 years

India Today  

Glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalayan mountain ranges are experiencing unprecedented melting rates, risking the loss of up to 80% of their volume by the end of this century, if greenhouse gas emissions are not significantly reduced. The ice and snow in the Hindu Kush Himalayas are crucial water sources for these rivers, which flow through 16 Asian countries, providing …

Himalayan glaciers could lose 80% of volume if global warming is not controlled, study finds
1 year, 6 months ago

Himalayan glaciers could lose 80% of volume if global warming is not controlled, study finds

LA Times  

Glaciers are melting at unprecedented rates across the Hindu Kush Himalayan mountain range and could lose up to 80% of their volume this century if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t sharply reduced, according to a new report. “The people living in these mountains who have contributed next to nothing to global warming are at high risk due to climate change,” said …

Accelerating melt of ice sheets now 'unmistakable' 极地冰盖加速融化现在 “不容置疑”
1 year, 8 months ago

Accelerating melt of ice sheets now 'unmistakable' 极地冰盖加速融化现在 “不容置疑”

China Daily  

媒体英语 Accelerating melt of ice sheets now 'unmistakable' 极地冰盖加速融化现在 “不容置疑” Play audio file 如果你能用格陵兰岛和南极洲在过去30年里损失的冰做成一个正方体的冰块，这个冰块将高达2万米。 Satellites able to monitor the elevation and velocity of ice have been flying routinely over the poles, now, since the early 90s. 自上世纪90年代初以来，能够监测冰层高度和融化速度的卫星一直在极地上空定期飞行。一组名为 “冰盖质量平衡相互比对试验” 的科学家汇集了这些卫星记录的数据，以了解格陵兰岛和南极洲应对全球变暖的方式。 Combined, these ice sheets have lost 7,560 billion tonnes over the period. 冰盖融化目前占全球海平面上升的25%，这个数字还在攀升。“冰盖质量平衡相互比对试验” 研究小组说，冰盖融化速度的加快意味着不久之后，格陵兰岛和南极洲融化成水的冰就会成为使全球海平面上升的主要因素。 词汇表 elevation 高度 velocity 速率，速度 routinely 常规地，定期地 …

Why glacial ice melt from climate change is so dangerous : Short Wave : NPR
1 year, 8 months ago

Why glacial ice melt from climate change is so dangerous : Short Wave : NPR

NPR  

Melting glaciers threaten millions of people. toggle caption Ryan Kellman/NPR Glaciers are melting rapidly because of climate change. In recent years, multiple glacial lake floods have displaced and killed people. In today's episode, Rebecca Hersher and Ryan Kellman from NPR's climate desk share reporting from the front lines of this problem, in the Himalayan mountains of Nepal. Sponsor Message This …

These Himalayan glaciers are melting in India. Gangotri receding at 15 meters a year
2 years, 9 months ago

These Himalayan glaciers are melting in India. Gangotri receding at 15 meters a year

India Today  

A majority of glaciers in the Himalayan region are melting as temperatures rise and climate change wreaks havoc across the world. Minister of Science & Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply in the Lok Sabha said, "GSI has conducted studies on melting of the glaciers by assessment of mass balance on nine glaciers and also carried out monitoring …

Why are Himalayan glaciers melting faster than ever?
2 years, 10 months ago

Why are Himalayan glaciers melting faster than ever?

The Independent  

How bad is the problem? A study, led by the University of Leeds, concludes that over recent decades the Himalayan glaciers have lost ice ten times more quickly over the last few decades than on average since the last major glacier expansion 400-700 years ago, a period known as the Little Ice Age. The paper, which is published in Scientific …

Himalayan glaciers are melting faster than ever before
3 years ago

Himalayan glaciers are melting faster than ever before

Live Mint  

Back in February this year, Lounge carried an in-depth cover story on how climate change was wrecking havoc on the Himalaya. A new study, published in the journal Scientific Reports on 20 December, re-iterates these warnings, while stating that Himalayan glaciers are melting at a rate that’s faster than ever before. The report, Accelerated Mass Loss Of Himalayan Glaciers Since …

Himalayan glaciers melting at exceptional rate due to global warming, says study
3 years ago

Himalayan glaciers melting at exceptional rate due to global warming, says study

India Today  

Glaciers in the Himalayas are melting at an "exceptional" rate because of global warming, threatening the water supply of millions of people in Asia, according to a study published on Monday. The researchers found that the Himalayan glaciers have lost ice ten times more quickly over the last few decades than on average since the last major glacier expansion 400-700 …

Himalayan glaciers melting at 'exceptional rate' due to global warming: Study
3 years ago

Himalayan glaciers melting at 'exceptional rate' due to global warming: Study

Hindustan Times  

Glaciers in the Himalayas are melting at an "exceptional" rate because of global warming, threatening the water supply of millions of people in Asia, according to a study published on Monday. The researchers found that the Himalayan glaciers have lost ice ten times more quickly over the last few decades than on average since the last major glacier expansion 400-700 …

Melting glacier 南极冰川加速消融
4 years, 3 months ago

Melting glacier 南极冰川加速消融

China Daily  

Melting glacier 南极冰川加速消融 本集内容 Melting glacier 南极冰川加速消融 学习要点 有关 “speed（速度）” 的词汇 边看边答 What is this melting glacier called? 文字稿 This one Antarctic glacier is the size of the UK and is already responsible for five percent of world sea level rise. Exceptional sea ice break-up last year, meant they could survey over 2,000 square kilometres of the sea floor in …

Glaciers in Jammu and Kashmir melting at 'significant' rate, suggests study
4 years, 4 months ago

Glaciers in Jammu and Kashmir melting at 'significant' rate, suggests study

India TV News  

Glaciers in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh are melting at a "significant" rate, according to a first-of-its-kind study that used satellite data to find that over 1,200 glaciers in the Himalayan region saw an annual reduction in mass of 35 centimetres on average between 2000 and 2012. "In general, it was observed that the glaciers in the Pir Panjal range are …

64% glaciers in Hindu Kush Himalayan region may be lost by 2100: IPCC report
5 years, 3 months ago

64% glaciers in Hindu Kush Himalayan region may be lost by 2100: IPCC report

India Today  

Bearing the brunt of global warming, Hindu Kush Himalayan region, an area covering high mountains chains of central, south and inner Asia, faces the risk of losing over 60 per cent of its glaciers by 2100, a global climate report said on Wednesday. The special report on oceans and cryosphere in a changing climate, prepared by the Intergovernmental Panel on …

Old spy images reveal Himalayan glaciers are melting fast
5 years, 6 months ago

Old spy images reveal Himalayan glaciers are melting fast

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Cold War era spy satellite images are showing scientists that glaciers on the Himalayas are now melting about twice as fast as they used to. “The amount of ice is scary but what is much more scary is the doubling of the melt rate,” said Josh Maurer, a glacier researcher at Columbia University’s Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory and …

Third of Himalayan glaciers can no longer be saved: Study
5 years, 11 months ago

Third of Himalayan glaciers can no longer be saved: Study

India TV News  

One-third of Himalayan glaciers will melt by the end of the century due to climate change, threatening water sources for 1.9 billion people, even if current efforts to reduce climate change succeed, an assessment warns. If global efforts to curb climate change fail, the impact could be far worse: a loss of two-thirds of the region's glaciers by 2100, said …

Two thirds of Himalayan glaciers will have melted by the end of the century: Report
5 years, 11 months ago

Two thirds of Himalayan glaciers will have melted by the end of the century: Report

Firstpost  

As the glaciers shrink, hundreds of risky glacial lakes can burst & unleash floods, the report says. Two-thirds of Himalayan glaciers, the world’s “Third Pole”, could melt by 2100 if global emissions are not sharply reduced, scientists warned in a major new study issued Monday. Even if the most ambitious Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees …

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