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Himalayan glaciers on track to lose up to 75% of ice by 2100

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU
June 20, 2023 543 Views

# Glacier loss was as much as 65% faster in 2010s compared with 2000s # 30% to 50% of glacial ice will be lost by 2100 at 1.5C of warming # Region expected to hit 'peak water' by mid-century, followed by shortages Glaciers in Asia’s Hindu Kush Himalaya could lose up to 75% of their volume by century’s end due to global warming, causing both dangerous flooding and water shortages for the 240 million people who live in the mountainous region, according to a new report. A team of international scientists has found that ice loss in the region, home to the famous peaks of Everest and K2, is speeding up. During the 2010s, the glaciers shed ice as much as 65% faster than they had in the preceding decade, according to the assessment by the Kathmandu-based International Centre for ...

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Rising heat and snow-bare peaks chill Nepal’s mountain tourism

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU
February 9, 2021 870 Views

Over the 12 years that Baburam Giri has worked as a hotel cook in the village of Dhampus - a major tourist draw with its views of the towering Annapurna mountain range - winters have become less snowy. “The snowfall we had five years ago was more than 2 feet deep - but we didn’t have significant snowfall after that,” lamented Giri, standing at his stove at the Hotel Yama Sakura. With hotels across the world feeling the financial pain of travel restrictions to curb the coronavirus pandemic, Giri said his central Nepal community was relying mainly on Nepali tourists, who come every year drawn by the wintry weather. But this year, the bare ground means few visitors. “Many domestic and local tourists come to this area to play in the snow whenever there is snowfall,” Giri told ...

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