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Chinese researchers see climate change link to glacial collapse, warn of rising disaster risks

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Chinese researchers see climate change link to glacial collapse, warn of rising disaster risks

Chinese experts have pointed to a clear link between rising temperatures, which have led to significant glacial retreat on the Tibetan Plateau, and the deadly August 26 glacial collapse on the Nepal-China border, warning of growing risks from more glacial flood outbursts, with more than 14,000 glacial lakes mapped on the plateau. | Photo Credit:…

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Is the Gangotri glacier losing snow earlier than usual?

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Is the Gangotri glacier losing snow earlier than usual?

Picture shows Gaumukh, snout of the Gangotri glacier, surrounded by the Bhagirathi peaks of Garhwal Himalayas, at an altitude of over 4255 metres. | Photo Credit: Vidya Venkat The story so far: A recent study has reconstructed the long-term discharge flow of the Gangotri Glacier System (GGS), the source of the upper Ganga basin which…

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Andean glacier retreat unprecedented in human civilisation, study finds

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Andean glacier retreat unprecedented in human civilisation, study finds

Mountaineers walk past the Iver glacier close to the El Plomo mountain summit, in the Andes mountain range, in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Recent glacier retreat across the Andes is unprecedented in the history of human civilization, according to a new study published in the Science journal on Thursday….

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