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Himalayas near tipping point as glaciers melt faster, study warns

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Neutral summary

A study released this month warns that Himalayan glaciers are melting 65% faster than a decade ago, threatening water security and the livelihoods of millions across Asia. The report, produced by sustainability advisory firm Systemiq with the Integrated Mountain Initiative, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development and India’s GB Pant National Institute, says the region could reach “peak water” by mid-century. It also finds that retreating glaciers are leaving behind unstable glacial lakes held back by little more than loose rock and ice. The findings follow the late-August collapse of a glacier on the Nepal-Tibet border, which triggered landslides and flash floods: at least 1,386 bodies have been recovered in Nepal, with more than 5,130 people still missing, including 587 foreign nationals and around 900 hydropower workers.

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Publication timeline

  1. · The Japan Times (outlet profile)

    Himalayas approaching tipping point with millions of livelihoods at stake: report. As glaciers retreat, they are leaving behind unstable glacial lakes held back by little more than loose rock and ice.

  2. · Asharq Al-Awsat (outlet profile)

    Himalayas Approaching Tipping Point, Millions of Livelihoods at Stake, Says Report

  3. · South China Morning Post (outlet profile)

    Himalayan ‘glacier bankruptcy’ threatens water security for 2 billion in Asia. The Himalayas are approaching a tipping point as glaciers melt faster than a decade ago, threatening water security as the region approaches…

  4. · Telegraf (outlet profile)

    Himalaji blizu kritične tačke zbog topljenja glečera: Ugroženi milioni ljudi. Himalaji se približavaju kritičnoj tački jer se glečeri tope brže nego pre deceniju, što ugrožava bezbednost i egzistenciju miliona ljudi, na…

  5. · Politika (outlet profile)

    Хималаји близу критичне тачке због топљења глечера, угрожена егзистенција милиона људи. У Индији је идентификовано 200 ледничких језера са високим ризиком

  6. · Blic (outlet profile)

    DRAMATIČNO TOPLJENJE GLEČERA NA HIMALAJIMA Situacija blizu kritične tačke, proces se ubrzava, ugrožena bezbednost i opstanak MILIONA LJUDI. Himalaji se približavaju kritičnoj tački jer se glečeri tope brže nego pre dece…

  7. · Nova.rs (outlet profile)

    Novo upozorenje posle katastrofe u Nepalu: Himalaji se približavaju kritičnoj tački. Himalaji se približavaju kritičnoj tački zbog ubrzanog topljenja glečera, sve nestabilnijih glečerskih jezera i velikog nedostatka sis…

  8. · Dawn (outlet profile)

    Millions of livelihoods at stake as Himalayas approach tipping point, study finds. The Himalayas are approaching a tipping point as glaciers melt faster than a decade ago, threatening water security as ​the region appro…

  9. · Mondo (outlet profile)

    Himalaji blizu tačke bez povratka: Otapanje glečera pokrenulo nezapamćenu krizu, ugroženi milioni ljudi

  10. · New York Post (outlet profile)

    Himalayas nearing tipping point with glaciers at ‘very high risk’ of melting: study. A collapsed Himalayan glacier in late August has caused at least 1,300 deaths so far.

  11. · Valor Economico (outlet profile)

    Himalaia se aproxima de um ponto crítico, colocando em risco o sustento de milhões de pessoas. O Himalaia está se aproximando de um ponto de inflexão à medida que as geleiras derretem mais rapidamente do que há uma déca…

  12. · Коммерсантъ (outlet profile)

    Быстрое таяние ледников в Гималаях угрожает экономике региона. Гималайские ледники теряют массу на 65% быстрее, чем десятилетие назад, угрожая странам региона катастрофическими и экономическими последствиями. Об этом со…

  13. · Sputnik Srbija (outlet profile)

    Хималаји близу критичне тачке због топљења глечера, угрожена егзистенција милиона. Хималаји се приближавају критичној тачки јер се глечери топе брже него пре деценију, што угрожава водну безбедност и егзистенцију милион…

  14. · Inquirer.net (outlet profile)

    Nepal: thousands still missing as flood recovery begins. Nearly three weeks after deadly flash floods swept through Nepal’s Bhotekoshi-Trishuli river corridor near the Chinese border, the Himalayan nation is shift…

Factual core

  • The Himalayas are approaching a critical point due to glacier melting.
  • A Himalayan glacier collapsed in late August, causing at least 1,300 deaths so far.
  • The retreating glaciers are leaving behind unstable glacial lakes.
  • In India, 200 glacial lakes have been identified as high-risk.
  • The Himalayan region underpins more than 20 per cent of India's GDP.
  • The study on Himalayan glacier melting was conducted by Sistemika, a sustainability advisory firm.
  • Himalayan glacier mass loss has accelerated in recent decades, with only 21 glaciers currently monitored in the field out of an estimated 40,000 in the Hindu Kush-Himalaya region.
  • The study was produced by Systemiq, a sustainability consultancy, with the Integrated Mountain Initiative, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, and the G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment.

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