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One-third of Himalayan glaciers will melt by the end of the century due to climate change, threatening water sources for 1.9 billion people. (Photo: AP)

Himalayan glaciers in grave danger

A third of Himalayan glaciers can no longer be saved: Study.

6 Feb 2019 12:17 PM IST

The study does not include the huge adjoining ranges of high-mountain Asia such as the Pamir, Hindu Kush or Tian Shan, but other studies suggest similar melting is underway there as well. (Photo: AP)

Himalayan glaciers melting doubled since 2000: Study

Currently harbouring some 600 billion tonnes of ice, the Himalayas are sometimes called the earth's 'Third Pole'.

20 Jun 2019 1:45 PM IST

People held a funeral on the mountainside to bid adieu to Pizol glacier. (Photo: AFP)

Climate funeral march in Swiss mountains

Swiss hold high-altitude wake for lost glacier.

23 Sept 2019 1:51 PM IST

Svalbards glaciers add to the magic of the place

The Arctic wonderland

From its snow-drowned peaks to its magnificent animals and the global seed vault, there's a lot to see at the Svalbard...

26 Aug 2018 6:41 AM IST