Black carbon blamed for 30% of Nepal glacier melt
Researchers suspect soot from fires in India and China ‘probably’ responsible for a third of glacial retreat in Himalaya
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Chasing Ice: A call for urgent climate action
Ros Donald from the Carbon Brief reviews Chasing Ice, a film that chronicles the collapse of glaciers in Iceland, Greenland and the USA
Himalaya glacial melt set to peak by 2070
Water levels in Ganges and Indus rivers unlikely to drop over next 100 years says new study of Himalayan and the Tibetan plateau glaciers
Third highest rate of glacier melt observed
Latest data from more than 100 glaciers around the world consistent with increasing rates of melting
Photo of the week #19 – Melting water security on Mount Kilimanjaro
This week’s photo of the week, what will be the impact of melting glaciers on wildlife in Kenya?
Asian glaciers bucking trend of climate change ice melt
Satellite models from the Karakoram mountains north of Himalaya show marginal growth but area remains a one-off, according to new research.
Greenland ice sheet could melt completely with 1.6°C temperature rise
New research find the Greenland ice sheet may be more sensitive to long term climate change then scientists had previously thought.
Climate change could make Everest summits history
Climate change and rising temperatures are changing the face of the Himalayas, making Everest unclimable and threatening the region’s farming communities says Nepal’s “Super Sherpa.”
Satellite Photo: Shrinking Glaciers on Mount Everest
Produced as part of UNESCO’s international ‘Satellites and World Heritage Sites, Partners to Understand Climate Change’ exhibition, this image shows the melting glaciers on Mount Everest.