A new study, which used declassified images from spy satellites, shows that glaciers in the Himalayas melted twice as fast from 2000 to 2016 as they did from 1975 to 2000. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/himalayan-glaciers-melting-double-fast-since-2000…
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The Himalayas Are in Even Worse Shape Than We Thought
New research shows just how much global warming is eating away at the glaciers on the world’s highest peaks. From a report: A new study published this week in Science Advances offers one of the most comprehensive views of what’s happening to the glaciers in the Himalayas — and what it means for the people who live below them. The study,…
Spy satellite images reveal Himalaya glacier ice losses have doubled
The speed at which glaciers in the Himalayas are losing ice has doubled since the turn of the century, an analysis of declassified spy film has revealed Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2206940-spy-satellite-images-reveal-himalaya-glacier-ice-losses-have-doubled/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Cold War–era spy satellite images show Himalayan glaciers are melting fast
Declassified spy satellite photographs reveal that glacier melt in the Himalayas has sped up dramatically in the last two decades. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/cold-war-spy-satellite-images-himalayan-glaciers-rapid-melting4…