# 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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