UN World Water Development Report 2025
<p>For billions of people, mountain meltwater is essential for drinking water and sanitation, food and energy security, and the integrity of the environment. But today, as the world warms, glaciers are
Glaciers
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Characterization of subglacial pathways draining two tributary meltwater streams through the lower ablation zone of Gangotri glacier system, Garhwal Himalaya, India
<p>An attempt has been made to characterize the subglacial pathways that transport the meltwaters from Chaturangi and Raktavarn glaciers through the lower ablation zone of the Gangotri glacier, Indian
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Elevation and elevation change of Greenland and Antarctica derived from CryoSat-2
This study focuses on the present-day surface elevation of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. Based on 3 years of CryoSat-2 data acquisition we derived new elevation models (DEMs) as well as elevation
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Tibet's glaciers at their warmest in 2,000 years, report says
The Purog Kangri glacier is the third largest glacier in the world and research shows that global warming is exerting its negative influence The Tibetan plateau, whose glaciers supply water to hundreds
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New Zealand's Largest Glaciers Record Severe Ice Loss Due to Global Warming
The new research has found that New Zealand is slowly losing its glaciers and could lead to severe decline in the coming years. The country's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
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New Zealand’s 'dramatic' ice loss could lead to severe decline of glaciers
New Zealand’s vast Southern Alps mountain range has lost a third of its permanent snow and ice over the past four decades, diminishing some of the country’s most spectacular glaciers, new research has
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Chopra panel report recommends ‘no dams in paraglacial regions’
Uttarakhand has 76 dams in the ecologically fragile regions. The Chopra Committee, which studied the impact of receding glaciers on hydroelectric power projects (HEPs), has in its report objected to the
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Glacier status in Nepal and decadal change from 1980 to 2010 based on Landsat data
The Himalayan region contains some of the most dynamic, fragile and complex mountain ranges in the world. These magnificent mountain ranges play an important role in global atmospheric circulation, the
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Water supply by Himalayan mountains to increase in decades ahead
Despite retreating glaciers, the amount of water supplied by the Himalayan Mountains will increase in the coming decades, a study from FutureWater, Utrecht University and the International Centre for Integrated
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'Climategate' had only fleeting effect on global warming scepticism
Media storms attacking the science of climate change have only a fleeting effect on the public's interest and do not appear to alter opinions, according to new research. Oxford University scientists
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Global warming fragmenting Himalayan glaciers
KATHMANDU: The second international conference on ‘Cryosphere of the Hindu Kush Himalayas: State of Knowledge’ organised by International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development with the support of