China's glacier area shrinks by 26% over six decades
5 days, 10 hours ago

China's glacier area shrinks by 26% over six decades

The Hindu  

China's glacier area has shrunk by 26% since 1960 due to rapid global warming, with 7,000 small glaciers disappearing completely and glacial retreat intensifying in recent years, official data released in March showed. Glaciers around the globe are disappearing faster than ever, with the largest glacial mass loss on record taking place in the last three years, according to a UNESCO report. Data published on March 21 on the website of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, showed that China's total glacier area was around 46,000 square kilometres, with around 69,000 glaciers in 2020. This would likely exacerbate economic, environmental and social problems across the world as sea levels rise and these key water sources dwindle, the UNESCO report said.

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7,000 glaciers disappeared: China staring into water crisis, disaster risks
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5 days, 20 hours ago

7,000 glaciers disappeared: China staring into water crisis, disaster risks

India Today  

Climate change has a massive effect on the world's climate. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation also mentioned in its report the disappearance of the world’s glaciers faster than ever in the last three years. According to the data published by the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, showed that China's total …

Shrinking of this glacier threatens the lives of 90 million people
1 week ago

Shrinking of this glacier threatens the lives of 90 million people

India Today  

Glaciers worldwide are melting and shrinking rapidly, having lost 6.542 trillion tonnes of ice between 2000 and 2023. At United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation first-ever World Day for Glaciers conference, scientists warned policymakers about the threat caused by the shrinking glaciers of the Andes to the population dependent on it. Dr Jeremy Ely, from the University of Sheffield’s …

Swiss scientists rush to save biggest Alps glacier as ice loss accelerates
1 week ago

Swiss scientists rush to save biggest Alps glacier as ice loss accelerates

India Today  

The biggest glacier in the Alps could yet be partially saved if global warming is capped below two degrees Celsius, Swiss scientists said on Friday, although significant ice loss is now inevitable. But if global warming holds below two degrees, it would survive, albeit much shorter and thinner and "considerably reduce the menacing rise in the sea level", the document …

Swiss scientists hope to save biggest glacier in the Alps even as ice loss accelerates
1 week, 2 days ago

Swiss scientists hope to save biggest glacier in the Alps even as ice loss accelerates

The Hindu  

The biggest glacier in the Alps could yet be partially saved if global warming is capped below two degrees Celsius, Swiss scientists said on Friday, although significant ice loss is now inevitable. "It's very likely that almost all glaciers are going to be lost and I sincerely hope that the Aletsch Glacier at this high elevation, we may be able …

Glaciers worldwide experience third consecutive year of mass loss; UN warns of ‘survival’ threat
1 week, 2 days ago

Glaciers worldwide experience third consecutive year of mass loss; UN warns of ‘survival’ threat

Firstpost  

Five of the last six years have seen the most rapid glacier retreat on record, the UN’s World Meteorological Organization said on the inaugural World Day for Glaciers In this handout satellite composite image provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, satellite images of polar ice sheets taken in August 28, 2000 and September 10, 2006 show the retreating glacier terminus …

Rising global temperatures is causing glaciers to lose ice at record rate: Unesco
1 week, 3 days ago

Rising global temperatures is causing glaciers to lose ice at record rate: Unesco

India Today  

Glaciers worldwide are disappearing faster than ever, with the past three years witnessing the largest recorded loss of glacial mass, according to a UNESCO report released on Friday. Since 1975, glaciers have lost approximately 9,000 gigatons of ice—equivalent to an ice block the size of Germany with a thickness of 25 meters, said Michael Zemp, director of the Switzerland-based World …

Climate change is shrinking glaciers faster than ever, with 7 trillion tons lost since 2000
1 month, 1 week ago

Climate change is shrinking glaciers faster than ever, with 7 trillion tons lost since 2000

Associated Press  

Climate change is accelerating the melting of the world’s mountain glaciers, according to a massive new study that found them shrinking more than twice as fast as in the early 2000s. “Glaciers are apolitical and unbiased sentinels of climate change, and their decline paints a clear picture of accelerated warming,” said Gwenn Flowers, a professor of Earth Sciences at Simon …

Himalayan glaciers may lose 75 percent of ice by 2100: Report
1 year, 9 months ago

Himalayan glaciers may lose 75 percent of ice by 2100: Report

Al Jazeera  

Melting of glaciers will cause dangerous flooding and water shortages for nearly 2 billion people who live downstream of rivers that originate in the Himalayas, report says. Glaciers in Asia’s Hindu Kush Himalayas are melting at unprecedented rates and could lose up to 75 percent of their volume by century’s end, scientists have said, warning of dangerous flooding and water …

Himalayan glaciers could lose 80% of volume if global warming is not controlled, study finds
1 year, 9 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 …

Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' is Melting. Here's Why You — Sitting 12,000 Km Away — Should Worry
2 years ago

Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' is Melting. Here's Why You — Sitting 12,000 Km Away — Should Worry

News 18  

Thwaites Glacier, often known as the “doomsday glacier,” is on the edge of collapsing, according to new assessments. The total collapse of the Thwaites might result in a sea level rise of more than two feet, devastating coastal cities around the world, explains the CNN report. The Thwaites is also acting as a natural dam to the surrounding ice in …

‘Doomsday’ glacier is melting in Antarctica, and it’s bad news
2 years ago

‘Doomsday’ glacier is melting in Antarctica, and it’s bad news

Live Mint  

New surveys have revealed that Thwaites Glacier, which is also known as the "doomsday glacier", is on the verge of collapse. The collapse of the glacier, which is around the size of Gujarat, could lead to a catastrophic rise in global sea levels, without any contribution from Greenland or the Himalayas. The real concern is that Thwaites Glacier acts as …

Tibetan Plateau, a climate change 'hotspot' faces water loss this century
2 years, 7 months ago

Tibetan Plateau, a climate change 'hotspot' faces water loss this century

Hindustan Times  

The Tibetan Plateau will experience significant water loss this century due to global warming, according to research published Monday that warns of severe supply stress in a climate change "hotspot". Researchers based in China and the US found that due to an increasingly warm and wet climate, the Tibetan Plateau has lost just over 10 billion tonnes of water a …

Why are Himalayan glaciers melting faster than ever?
3 years 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 …

Highest glacier on Mount Everest loses 2,000 years of ice in three decades
3 years, 1 month ago

Highest glacier on Mount Everest loses 2,000 years of ice in three decades

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mount Everest’s South Col Glacier, standing nearly 8,000m above sea level, has lost ice accumulated over 2,000 years in …

Himalayan glaciers are melting faster than ever before
3 years, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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 …

Himalayan glaciers are melting at an 'exceptional rate', study warns
3 years, 3 months ago

Himalayan glaciers are melting at an 'exceptional rate', study warns

Daily Mail  

Himalayan glaciers are melting at an 'exceptional rate' and could threaten the supply of water for hundreds of millions of people in Asia, a new study warns. Researchers have found that Himalayan glaciers have lost ice 10 times more quickly over the last few decades – predominantly since the year 2000 – than on average since the Little Ice Age …

Scientists: Tibet climate risks may soar despite short-term gains
3 years, 7 months ago

Scientists: Tibet climate risks may soar despite short-term gains

Al Jazeera  

Chinese scientists say climate change could destabilise water supplies and cause more frequent disasters in the Qinghai-Tibet plateau. Rapid climate change in China’s Qinghai-Tibet plateau could destabilise water supplies and cause more frequent disasters, even though warmer temperatures have improved conditions in the short term, scientists have said after an expedition to the region. A recent report by the UN’s …

Global warming is melting the world’s glaciers at an alarming rate
3 years, 11 months ago

Global warming is melting the world’s glaciers at an alarming rate

Live Mint  

It is no secret that the immediate physical effects of global heating is being observed in the way that it is melting the world’s ice, or cryosphere. A new study published in Nature on 28 April has now found that between 2000-2019, the world’s glaciers, including those in the Himalaya, lost 267 gigatonnes of ice every year. This rate of …

Climate Change Tracker: Earth has lost 28 trillion tonnes of ice in 23 years
4 years, 7 months ago

Climate Change Tracker: Earth has lost 28 trillion tonnes of ice in 23 years

Live Mint  

The most emblematic and visible outcome of global heating is the loss of ice at the poles. According to the landmark 2019 UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report on the ocean and the cryosphere, between 2006-2015, the Greenland ice sheet lost 278 gigatonnes of ice per year. One of the writers of the report, Andy Shepherd from Leeds University, …

Himalayan glaciers getting smaller every year: Study
5 years, 9 months ago

Himalayan glaciers getting smaller every year: Study

India TV News  

Himalayan glaciers across India, China, Nepal and Bhutan have been losing the equivalent of more than a vertical foot and half of ice each year since 2000, a new comprehensive international study said on Wednesday. The analysis, spanning 40 years of satellite observations, indicates that melting of the Himalayan glaciers caused by rising temperatures has accelerated dramatically since the start …

Third of Himalayan glaciers can no longer be saved: Study
6 years, 1 month 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
6 years, 1 month 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 …

HOW IS GLOBAL WARMING AFFECTING GLACIAL RETREAT?
6 years, 11 months ago

HOW IS GLOBAL WARMING AFFECTING GLACIAL RETREAT?

Daily Mail  

Global warming is causing the temperatures all around the world to increase. Rising temperatures, permafrost, glaciers and ice sheets are all struggling to stay in tact in the face of the warmer climate. For example, melting ice on the Greenland ice sheet is producing 'meltwater lakes', which then contribute further to the melting. Many of these have been frozen since …

Getting hot, hot, hot: Mount Everest getting warmer, glaciers shrinking, says research
9 years, 3 months ago

Getting hot, hot, hot: Mount Everest getting warmer, glaciers shrinking, says research

Firstpost  

Mount Everest is getting warmer for the past 50 years with the glaciers around the world’s highest peak shrinking “remarkably”, according to a Chinese research. Beijing: Mount Everest is getting warmer for the past 50 years with the glaciers around the world’s highest peak shrinking “remarkably”, according to a Chinese research. The glaciers in 8,844-metre-high Mt Everest, known as Mt …

Glacier on Tibetan plateau retreating: report
9 years, 4 months ago

Glacier on Tibetan plateau retreating: report

Firstpost  

Glacier on the Tibetan plateau has been retreating since the 20th century due to rising temperature, and at a faster speed since 1990s, a report on the environmental change in the region said on Wednesday. Beijing: Glacier on the Tibetan plateau has been retreating since the 20th century due to rising temperature, and at a faster speed since 1990s, a …

‘Over 70% of glaciers in Everest region could be lost by 2100’
9 years, 10 months ago

‘Over 70% of glaciers in Everest region could be lost by 2100’

Hindustan Times  

Glaciers in the Everest region could disappear this century if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, a new scientific study says, signalling an ecological shift that could set off massive disasters in the Kosi river basin and devastating floods downstream in India. HT Image The paper, published on Wednesday in the journal The Cryosphere by researchers from Nepal, France and …

The glaciers surrounding Mount Everest may be all but gone by the end of this century
9 years, 10 months ago

The glaciers surrounding Mount Everest may be all but gone by the end of this century

Salon  

Take a long, last look at the iconic glaciers in the Mt. And even though climate change could actually increase precipitation in the region, said Joseph Shea, a glacier hydrologist at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development in Nepal and the study's lead author, in a statement, it won't be enough to offset the dramatic impact of warming. “The …

Glaciers in Tibet at alarming rate by about 7600 square kms- India TV News
9 years, 11 months ago

Glaciers in Tibet at alarming rate by about 7600 square kms- India TV News

India TV News  

Beijing: China's glaciers particularly those in Tibet have retreated by about 7,600 square kms - nearly 18 per cent - in the last 65 years and even the thick ice around the base camp of the Mt Everest has disappeared exposing its rocks structure due to rising pollution level, officials said. An average of 247 square kms of glacial ice …

Tibet glaciers melting due to pollution from South Asia: China
12 years ago

Tibet glaciers melting due to pollution from South Asia: China

Firstpost  

About 90 percent of glaciers in Tibet called the Third Pole region, are shrinking because of black carbon pollution “transferred from South Asia” to the Tibetan Plateau, a Chinese scientist has warned. Beijing: About 90 percent of glaciers in Tibet called the Third Pole region, are shrinking because of black carbon pollution “transferred from South Asia” to the Tibetan Plateau, …

Tibet glaciers melting due to pollution from South Asia: China
12 years ago

Tibet glaciers melting due to pollution from South Asia: China

Firstpost  

About 90 percent of glaciers in Tibet called the Third Pole region, are shrinking because of black carbon pollution “transferred from South Asia” to the Tibetan Plateau, a Chinese scientist has warned. Beijing: About 90 percent of glaciers in Tibet called the Third Pole region, are shrinking because of black carbon pollution “transferred from South Asia” to the Tibetan Plateau, …

Glaciers are indeed melting fast, says expert
15 years, 1 month ago

Glaciers are indeed melting fast, says expert

The Hindu  

Supporting the argument on glacier melt, Julian Hunt, Emeritus Professor of Climate Modelling, University of Cambridge, U.K., showed evidence from a Chinese study to state that glaciers are indeed melting fast. The study, conducted by the Beijing Climate Centre, showed that the depth of land frozen in the Tibetan plateau region is getting shallower every year, Prof. Hunt said. Rajendra …

Many glaciers, ice caps worldwide in retreat
15 years, 1 month ago

Many glaciers, ice caps worldwide in retreat

The Hindu  

Ice cores drilled from glaciers around the world generally contain elevated levels of beta radioactivity including chlorine-36 and tritium associated with thermonuclear bomb testing in the 1950s and 1960s. GRACE data “A recent paper by Matsuo and Heki in Earth and Planetary Science Letters shows that from 2003 to 2009 the average ice loss from the Asian high ice fields, …

Rapid retreat of Tibet’s glaciers alarms researchers
15 years, 4 months ago

Rapid retreat of Tibet’s glaciers alarms researchers

The Hindu  

Researchers in China have documented what they describe as the rapid retreat of glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau, the source of many of the subcontinent’s rivers, and warned of the dangers to the water supply and livelihoods of millions in India, downstream of these rivers. “This year, there has been massive flooding in Qinghai province,” said Li Yan, a campaigner …

Trouble at Third Pole
15 years, 5 months ago

Trouble at Third Pole

The Hindu  

The Himalayas, which we Indians have considered invincible and unconquerable, have been noticeably impacted by climate change. But with the spectre of climate change, the Stern report has said, “China’s human development could face a major U-turn by mid century unless urgent measures are taken to ‘climate proof’ development results.” Himalayan Glaciers are receding faster today than the world average. …

Climate change taking toll on glaciers
17 years, 8 months ago

Climate change taking toll on glaciers

China Daily  

By Ma Lie Updated: 2007-07-17 06:48 XI'AN: The rapid shrinking of No 1 Glacier on Tianshan Mountain in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is a clear warning of the reality of climate change. He said that from 1958 to 2004, the average thickness of the glacier decreased by 12 m and the volume of ice loss reached more than …

Global warming threatens plateau
18 years, 3 months ago

Global warming threatens plateau

China Daily  

By Li Fangchao Updated: 2006-12-30 07:11 The environmental condition of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, seen as a barometer for the world's health, is worsening due in large part to global warming, according to a geological survey. The survey, conducted by the Remote Sensing Department of the China Aero Geophysical Survey, showed the plateau has shrinking glaciers, a rising snow line, dwindling …

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