Glaciers across the globe are vanishing at alarming rates, with those in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region experiencing ...

Unesco report says Hindu Kush, Himalaya could lose 50pc of glaciers by year 2100; calls for novel solutions to avert disaster ...

In all cases, it’s important to leverage local knowledge and actively involve the affected communities. As the Thame glacial lake flooding incident demonstrated, local knowledge is vital to saving ...

The Hindu Kush Himalayas holds the world’s largest ice reserves outside the polar regions and extends 3,500 kilometers over Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, the People’s Republic of China, India, ...

The United Nations' new report highlights that the rapid melting of Himalayan glaciers has increased the vulnerability of ...

Climate change and “unsustainable human activities” are driving “unprecedented changes” to mountains and glaciers, a UN report warns.

From the Andes to the Hindu Kush Himalaya, UNESCO warns that many of the planet’s glaciers are melting at unprecedented rates ...

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World Day for Glaciers on March 21 saw the release of a new research study, revealing alarming state of glaciers in the ...

Among its findings is the stark fact that many mountain glaciers will not survive the 21st Century. The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH), often referred to as the “Third Pole”, is home to over 54,000 ...

Many glaciers will not survive the 21st century, according to reports by the United Nations, with 2022-24 being the largest three-year loss of glacier mass.