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Why are the glaciers in southeast Tibet melting so fast?

Millions of people rely on water from High-Mountain Asia's glaciers. South-eastern Tibet, on the other hand, has some of Asia's fastest melting glaciers. According to a study led by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow, and Landscape Research WSL, this is due to...

Mountain glaciers hold less ice than thought

Mountain glaciers shrinking because of climate change are less voluminous than previously thought. It put millions who depend on them for water supply at risk. Glaciers in the Andes Mountains of South America were found to store 23 percent less fresh water compared to earlier estimates....