Major Himalayan rivers like Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra will see their flows reduced as glaciers recede: U.N. Chief

Major Himalayan rivers like Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra will see their flows reduced as glaciers recede: U.N. Chief

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that major Himalayan rivers like the Indus, the Ganges, and Brahmaputra, all hugely important for India, could see reductions in their flows as glaciers and ice sheets recede over the coming decades due to global warming. “Glaciers are critical to all life on Earth. Over centuries, they carved out the … Read more

Ominous sign of global warming: How Greenland’s ice sheet has melted past “point of no return”

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Ice sheets will continue to melt going forward, even if humans are able to contain climate change. Greenland, also known as the second largest body of ice in the world is going under changes, and from the looks of it, it may be beyond a point from where there is no going back. Rise in … Read more