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  1. Jun 20, 2023 · If the world breaches 3 degrees Celsius of warming, glaciers in Nepal and Bhutan in the eastern Himalayas are at risk of losing 75% of their ice, and by just one degree more, that ticks up to...

  2. Dec 20, 2021 · Rapid ice melt from the Himalayan glaciers threatens agriculture and water supply for millions of people in South Asia.

  3. Jun 20, 2023 · Himalayan glaciers may lose 75 percent of ice by 2100: Report. Melting of glaciers will cause dangerous flooding and water shortages for nearly 2 billion people who live downstream of...

  4. Jun 20, 2023 · June 20 (Reuters) - Glaciers in Asia’s Hindu Kush Himalaya could lose up to 75% of their volume by century’s end due to global warming, causing both dangerous flooding and water shortages for the...

  5. Oct 3, 2022 · New research suggests that the area of Himalayan glaciers has shrunk by 40 percent since the Little Ice Age maximum between 400-700 years ago, and that in the past few decades ice melt has accelerated faster than in other mountainous parts of the world.

  6. Jun 1, 2021 · The mountain ranges of the Himalayas, the Hindu Kush, and the Karakoram span 2,400 kilometers across six nations and contain 60,000 km² of ice – storing more water than anywhere besides the Arctic and Antarctic.

  7. Aug 3, 2020 · New research shows that the rate at which glacier ice is lost from the Himalaya has doubled in the last 20 years and is similar to the rate of ice loss globally.