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Ongoing project 2021-
Communities along the Himalayan mountain range have long been dependent on the meltwater from glaciers for their survival. The Himalayas are not only home to some of the world’s highest mountains, but also the third largest mass of ice and snow in the world after Antarctica and the Arctic. It is often referred to as the third pole. The mountain range is also the source of Asia’s largest rivers, the Indus, the Yangtze and the Holy Ganges, which in turn is the source of water for one billion people.
According to a study from Columbia University published in Science Advances, it is estimated that approximately 25 percent of the ice in the Everest region has disappeared in the last 40 years. Since the turn of the millennium, temperature has risen by one degree Celsius and the melting process has doubled. Researchers believe that one degree is enough to accelerate the loss of ice and as a result the risk of future water shortage.
Ongoing project 2021-
Communities along the Himalayan mountain range have long been dependent on the meltwater from glaciers for their survival. The Himalayas are not only home to some of the world’s highest mountains, but also the third largest mass of ice and snow in the world after Antarctica and the Arctic. It is often referred to as the third pole. The mountain range is also the source of Asia’s largest rivers, the Indus, the Yangtze and the Holy Ganges, which in turn is the source of water for one billion people.
According to a study from Columbia University published in Science Advances, it is estimated that approximately 25 percent of the ice in the Everest region has disappeared in the last 40 years. Since the turn of the millennium, temperature has risen by one degree Celsius and the melting process has doubled. Researchers believe that one degree is enough to accelerate the loss of ice and as a result the risk of future water shortage.
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