A Study finds 23 Uttarakhand glaciers melting rapidly amid climate change
- A study found 23 major Uttarakhand glaciers, including Gangotri and Milam, are melting rapidly amid climate change.
- It was published by Wadia Institute scientists in Discover Geoscience, days after Nepal's deadly glacier-linked floods.
- Pindari glacier's melt rate nearly doubled, from 23.4 m/year 1845-1966 to 45.85 m/year 2000-2018.
- Researchers linked faster melting to rainfall replacing snowfall at high altitudes and shrinking winter seasons.
Source: ndtv.com
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