Glacier change in the Everest region

An international team of researchers has studied glaciers in the Dudh Koshi basin of the Everest region in Nepal

Experts map glacier movement in Karakoram range

GIFs are being used to simplify the study of changes in glaciers over long periods

Melting glaciers: We need to keep an eye out on these states, Union Territories

There are 25 glacial lakes and water bodies in India, China, and Nepal that have seen a 40% increase in water spread area since 2009. They pose a …

Chamoli disaster: Why proposed glaciology centre in Uttarakhand was shelved

A glaciology centre was approved for construction in the Himalayan region in 2009; in 2020, it was merged with another institute there 

Black carbon is a threat to Himalayan glaciers

Banning fossil fuels or the introduction of glacier tax can be a deterrent in these high-altitude areas

Andean Glacier and Water Atlas warns of ‘significant reduction in glacier mass’

UNESCO project highlights impact of shrinking glaciers on water availability and threat to water security for millions of people

Research on thin ice

Lack of coherent research on the melting Gangotri glacier spells disaster

Disaster intimation

To predict future sea level rise, we need accurate maps of the world’s most remote fjords

Estimating how much mass will be lost is often highlighted as glaciology’s grand challenge as it constitutes a large uncertainty …

The melting Arctic is a crime scene. The microbes I study have long warned us of this catastrophe – but they are also driving it

Arctic lands are a patchwork of permafrost carbon feedbacks, and our future depends on the uncertain fate of the microbes within

Water shortage in the home of glaciers

Residents in the UP Himalaya, abundant in rivers and glaciers and covered by a piped water network, are experiencing a water shortage caused by a …

Melting into thin air

The 25-km long Gangotri glacier, fountainhead of the Ganga, is receding at an average 18 metres annually

Slow drowning of Tibetan grasslands fenced in by Beijing

Drastic changes are being set-off in the sensitive Tibetan region, but climate change is not the only culprit 

Upper oceans hottest in 2020 despite lower emissions due to COVID-19 lockdowns

Heat content was 20 zetta joules higher than in 2019

Glaciers beating retreat

Himalayan glaciers, source of water for the innumerable rivers that flow across the Indo-Gangetic plains, are receding. And that too at a …

Glaciers in western Canada to lose 70 per cent volume by 2100: study

Runoff from the melting ice will peak between 2020 and 2040

Melting uncertainty

Debris cover also affects glacial retreat rate

Sinking planks

Phytoplankton production could damage oceanic ecosystems

COP27: 18 countries join group on cryosphere loss, see it as major contributor to sea-level rise

Melting glaciers, ice sheets, permafrost will impact polar, mountain countries & low-lying countries alike, delcaration says

A flood without rain

Accelerated melting of glaciers floods Bhakra Nangal dam

Climate crisis in North East India: What is behind water scarcity in the region

Drying up of water springs, land degradation, sandy soils of the Brahamputra point to a grim situation in the region

Droughts after deluges

As the glaciers recede, the frequency of natural hazards such as floods and cloudbursts will increase

'Ministries play the blame game'

Jagdish Bahadur, an expert on glaciers and former joint advisor, department of science and technology, and Syed Iqbal Hasnain, who heads the …

Melting into oblivion

With rising atmospheric temperatures, glaciers worldwide are rapidly melting. This is a disaster in the making that is yet to be acknowledged

Flow fact

Receding Himalayan glaciers would not affect river flow