In a startling comparison between the state of glaciers in the Himalayan ranges in the last 50 years, glaciologists say nearly 65 per cent glaciers are melting due to global warming.

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Polar bear cubs forced to swim long distances with their mothers as their icy Arctic habitat melts appear to have a higher mortality rate than cubs that didn't have to swim as far, a new study reports.

Polar bears hunt, feed and give birth on ice or on land, and are not naturally aquatic creatures.

Speakers at a forum have urged the government to construct more water reservoirs to minimise the effects of global warming and environmental challenges in future.

Siliguri, June 17: A first-of-its-kind study to prepare an inventory of the Himalayan glaciers in the Indian sub-continent has revealed a loss in the glacial cover in the Teesta basin in the past fourteen years and the absence of snow in the sub-basins of the river like the Rangit.

The study named Snow and Glaciers of the Himalayas was conducted by the Union ministry of environment and forests

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Global warming will likely open up coastal areas in the Arctic to development but close vast regions of the northern interior to forestry and mining by mid-century as ice and frozen soil under temporary winter roads melt, researchers said.

Higher temperatures have already led to lower summer sea ice levels in the Arctic and the melting has the potential to increase access for fishermen, tourist

Kathmandu: A growing glacial lake near Mt Everest is again ringing the alarm bells on melting ice in the high Himalayas that potentially threatens the water resources of several countries, including India.
The Imja glacier, close to the Mt Everest base camp in the Hindu Kush Himalayas, is a hot discussion subject among glaciologists.