Uttarakhand’s glaciers are retreating at an average of 23.23 metres a year, with Khatling Glacier recording the fastest retreat at 88 metres annually, a new study finds.
Twenty-three major glaciers in the Indian Central Himalayas of Uttarakhand have lost a total of 25.6 kilometres of ice between 1990 and 2024, according to a review by researchers from the Wadia Institute and UPES.
In the Indian Central Himalayas of Uttarakhand, 23 glaciers have lost 25.6 kilometers of ice between 1990 and 2024. Research by Wadia Institute and UPES