Bavarian glaciers shrinking ‘rapidly’, says study
Four out of five glaciers could disappear entirely within the next twenty years, it warns
‘Rising mercury is making Nepal glaciers vulnerable’
Changing nature of glaciers and glacial lakes make the Himalayas one of the most climate vulnerable regions on the planet. Rijan Bhakta Kayastha, …
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
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 …
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
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
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
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
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
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
The hockey-stick curve
The problem of and solutions to climate change. The imperatives of transition on the eve of the Bali meet
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
Climate crisis in North East India: Monsoon variations should ring alarm bells NOW
Over the past century or so, rainfall in the region, along with the flood-drought cycle, has changed character for the worse. The phenomenon has …
Climate crisis in North East India: How geography, rainfall variations define calamity course
DTE analyses geography of 8 northeastern states and shows what changing climate and rainfall patterns mean for the region
Scrutinising disasters
FLOOD STUDIES IN INDIA Kale, Vishwas S . Geological Society of India (Memoir; 41) . Bangalore . 1998 . 256 pp
Eco-socialism to fight climate change
With Lima failing to tackle critical issues on global warming, Bolivia outlines socialist project to save the planet
Russia reneging on Kyoto?
The earth is hotter than it has been in the past 2000 years and the largest ice shelf in the Artic has broken into two after having existed for …
Most Mount Everest glaciers will disappear with climate change, warns study
Glacial retreat in the Himalayas will lead to the formation of lakes, which may pose a risk to communities living downstream
Storehouse of water
HIMALAYAN GLACIERS: HYDROLOGY AND HYDROCHEMISTRY·Syed Iqbal Hasnain·Allied Publishers Limited·New Delhi·India· …
Warm cold relationship
Earth may have a 1,500-year temperature cycle that is governed by minor changes in the sunlight