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A solemn ceremony high in the Himalayas marked the rapid disappearance of one of Nepal’s most closely studied glaciers.
Yala glacier, situated at an altitude of 16,700ft in Nepal, has shrunk by 66 per cent and retreated by 784m since it was ...
A solemn ceremony high in the Himalayas marked the rapid disappearance of one of Nepal’s most closely studied glaciers.
The Yala Glacier in Nepal's Langtang region, having shrunk by 66% since the 1970s, was honored at a commemorative event ...
Lemthang glacier, in Bhutan, which is retreating was devastated by a glacial lake outburst-triggered flood in 2015.
Experts warn that if warming trends continue, Yala could vanish entirely by the 2040s ...
Locals and glaciologists from four glaciated countries in the Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH) gathered to mark the accelerating disappearance of Nepal’s Yala Glacier in Langtang on Tuesday.      Yala, ...
Yala, which has shrunk by 66 percent and retreated 784m since it was first measured in the 1970s, is projected to join the ...
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Requiem for a glacier
Glaciers are essential sources of freshwater, and their decline threatens the livelihoods of communities who rely on seasonal ...
Locals of Langtang, Nepal, and glaciologists from four glaciated countries in the Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH) gathered to mark the accelerating disappearance of Nepal’s Yala Glacier in Langtang ...
Buddhist monks, scientists, government officials and community figures will take part in a ceremony on Monday at the Yala glacier, one of the most studied and measured ice bodies in the Hindu Kush ...
Dozens trekked to Nepal's Yala glacier for a ceremony Monday to mark its rapid disappearance due to climate change and put a spotlight on global glacial retreat. The Yala glacier, located between ...