Himalayan glaciers melting at an 'exceptional' rate because of global warming, study finds
Glaciers in the Himalayas are melting at an "exceptional" rate because of global warming, threatening the water supply of millions of people in Asia, a study published Monday said.
The study revealed that Himalayan glaciers are shrinking far more rapidly than glaciers in other parts of the world.
“Our findings clearly show that ice is now being lost from Himalayan glaciers at a rate that is at least 10 times higher than the average rate over past centuries," the study's lead author, Jonathan Carrivick of the University of Leeds, said in a statement. "This acceleration in the rate of loss has only emerged within the last few decades and coincides with human-induced climate change.”
Researchers calculated that Himalayan glaciers have lost roughly 40% of their area in the past several hundred years.
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