Greenland glaciers melt five times faster than 20 years ago
Copenhagen, DenmarkReuters Global warming has increased the speed at which glaciers in Greenland are melting by fivefold over the last 20 years, scientists from the University of Copenhagen said on Friday. Greenland’s ice melt is of particular concern, as the ancient ice sheet holds enough water to raise sea levels by at least six metres […]
Nepal’s mountains have lost one-third of their ice, UN chief says
Kathmandu, NepalReuters Nepal’s snow-capped mountains have lost close to one-third of their ice in over 30 years due to global warming, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday after a visit to the area near Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak. Climate scientists say the earth’s temperature has increased by an average of 0.74 degrees […]
Swiss glaciers lose 10 per cent of volume in worst two years on record
Zurich, Switzerland Reuters Switzerland’s glaciers suffered their second worst melt rate this year after record 2022 losses, shrinking their overall volume by 10 per cent in the last two years, monitoring body GLAMOS said on Thursday. The one-two punch for Swiss glaciers during the country’s third hottest summer on record means they lost as much […]
Himalayan glaciers on track to lose up to 75 per cent of ice by 2100 – report
Reuters Glaciers in Asia’s Hindu Kush Himalaya could lose up to 75 per cent of their volume by century’s end due to global warming, causing both dangerous flooding and water shortages for the 240 million people who live in the mountainous region, according to a new report. A team of international scientists has found that […]
Data collection challenges: Climate change thaws world’s northernmost research station
GLORIA DICKIE and LISI NIESNER, of Reuters, report on the difficulties facing scientists on Norway’s Svalbard archipelago…
Glacial lake floods threaten communities in Asia, South America
Reuters Melting mountain glaciers pose a growing flood risk to some 15 million people around the world, researchers said in a report published on Tuesday, with communities in Asia facing the biggest danger. Runoff from melting glaciers often pools in shallow lakes, held back by rocks and debris. The risk comes when a lake overfills, […]
Essay: Pakistan floods – ancient grains like millet could be key to rebuilding food systems
In an article first published on The Conversation, SHAILAJA FENNELL, of the University of Cambridge, argues that cultivating “pseudograins” like millet would let farmers compensate for falling yields as intensifying heatwaves make wheat cultivation increasingly difficult…
Major glaciers, including Dolomites and Yosemite, to disappear by 2050 – UN report
Paris, France Reuters Some of the world’s most famous glaciers, including in the Dolomites in Italy, the Yosemite and Yellowstone parks in the United States and Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania will disappear by 2050 due to global warming, whatever the temperature rise scenario, according to a UNESCO report. The United Nations cultural agency UNESCO monitors […]
“An extreme season”: Glaciers vanishing at record rate in Alps following heatwaves
EMMA FARGE and GLORIA DICKIE, of Reuters, report on the European Alps retreating glaciers…
World’s glaciers contain less ice than thought – report
London, UKReuters Advances in satellite technology have revealed that the world’s glaciers contain significantly less ice than previously thought, according to a study published in Nature Geoscience on Monday. The revised estimate reduces global sea level rise by three inches if all glaciers were to melt. But it raises concern for some communities that rely […]