Kathmandu, March 21 Glaciers across the Hindu Kush Himalaya are melting at an accelerating rate, with ice loss rates doubling since 2000, even as they lost 12 per cent of their area between 1990 and 2020, according to two reports released by ICIMOD on Saturday.The reports were published to...
New Delhi, February 26 Describing glacial lake outburst events in the Himalayan region as "very serious," international environmental expert Pema Gyamtsho said that urgent action is needed to monitor risks and strengthen disaster preparedness.Speaking on the impacts of climate change in the...
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