Home to Mount Everest and many more of the world’s tallest peaks, the Himalayas rise up from the Ganges River north to the Tibetan Plateau. This iconic mountain range is also home to thousands of glaciers.
Himalayan Glaciers Are Losing Ice Twice as Fast Now
Himalayan glaciers lost ice twice more quickly in the past few decades than they did between 1975 and 2000.
By Roni Dengler
Jun 19, 2019 10:24 PMFeb 22, 2020 12:44 AM
Climate change could mean trouble for Himalayan glaciers. New research reports that they’re melting twice as fast today as they were at the turn of the century. (Credit: Nik Bruining/Shutterstock)
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