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Recovery seen in 4 East Antarctic glaciers after years of melting: What to know

In a surprising turn of events, Antarctica saw a net gain of 107.79 gigatons of ice per year between 2021 and 2023.

Surprising recovery seen in these East Antarctic glaciers after years of melting (Unsplash - representational image)

world news

Published on May 05, 2025 09:38 AM IST

BySumanti Sen

How melting glaciers affect everyday lives

Glacial melting can result in nuclear power plant shutdowns, agriculture and water resources being put at risk, and coastal cities being threatened by flooding.

Melting of glaciers can trigger natural disasters such as floods, landslides and avalanches.(Shutterstock)

lifestyle

Published on Mar 21, 2025 01:43 PM IST

AFP | | Posted by Tapatrisha Das

'Glacier baba's' temple built near sacred lake in Uttarakhand demolished

No one was found inside the ‘glacier baba’ temple at the time it was being demolished.

The illegal 'glacier baba' shrine had been built at a height of 16,500 feet in Uttarakhand.(Unsplash)

india news

Published on Oct 09, 2024 10:10 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Snow avalanche hits Sumeru Parvat area in Kedarnath Valley

No loss of life or property was reported due to the avalanche and no significant change in the river’s water level was observed during the incident

The avalanche was reported near the source of Saraswati River at 5am on Sunday.. (ANI)

cities

Published on Jun 30, 2024 07:10 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Himalayan glacial lake outbursts are a growing threat to South Asia

Recent glacial lake outburst floods in the Himalayas highlight the need for proactive climate action to protect vulnerable mountain communities.

A satellite image shows the Himalayan Glacial Lake after it burst its banks and caused flash floods, in South Lhonak Lake, Sikkim, India, October 6, 2023. (via REUTERS)

environment

Published on Apr 25, 2024 12:12 AM IST

ByJayashree Nandi

Artificial glaciers stave off drought in Kyrgyzstan

The glacier currently measures five-metres (16-feet) high and about 20-metres long.

In the Tian-Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan, villagers have made an artificial glacier to provide water for their drought-hit farms. (AFP)

environment

Published on Mar 06, 2024 03:18 PM IST

AFP |

Glacier ice from the fjords will soon make its way into Dubai's cocktail scene

Known as Arctic Ice, the claim is that the ice will be harvested from the “pristine glaciers of Greenland.”

While the idea might instantly trigger concerns about environmental risks, the company promises the use of carbon-neutral vessels shortly.

htcity

Published on Jan 10, 2024 03:57 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Swiss glaciers lose 10 pc of their ice volume in two years

Swiss glaciers have lost as much ice over this two-year period as was lost over the three decades between 1960 and 1990.

A team member of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology passes the Rhone Glacier covered by sheets near Goms, Switzerland. A top glacier watcher has warned that a warm early summer and a heat wave last week could have caused severe glacier melt across Switzerland.(AP)

environment

Published on Sep 29, 2023 10:11 AM IST

ANI | | Posted by Sreelakshmi B

15 years of Bachna Ae Haseeno: Minissha Lamba reveals she was only given her part of the script and didn’t know other characters’ storylines

As Bachna Ae Haseeno completed 15 years of its release, actor Minissha Lamba goes down memory lane and recalls shooting for the film and her chemistry Ranbir Kapoor.

Minissha Lamba played the role of Mahi in Bachna Ae Haseeno

entertainment

Updated on Aug 15, 2023 11:03 AM IST

ByNavya Kharbanda

House collapses into floodwaters in dramatic glacier outburst: Video goes viral

Unprecedented glacier lake outburst floods Alaska, video captures home collapsing. Meteorological shock as waters surge, devastating area.

A drone view shows a house collapsing into a river due to glacial floods in Juneau, Alaska, U.S. August 5, 2023, in this screengrab obtained from a video on social media.(@twowildhearts via REUTERS)

world news

Published on Aug 07, 2023 05:34 PM IST

ByPrapti Upadhayay

Alaska's capital wonders what will happen as its magnificent glacier recedes

Most people enjoy the glacier from trails across Mendenhall Lake. Caves of dizzying blues that drew crowds several years ago have collapsed.

Tourist at the Mendenhall Glacier in the Tongass National Forest are reflected in a pool of water as they make their way to Nuggett Falls. (AP Photo)

lifestyle

Updated on Aug 06, 2023 01:09 PM IST

AP | | Posted by Krishna Priya Pallavi, Juneau, Alaska

Chinese scientists are saving the melting Dagu glacier from the sun. Here's how

The experiment in the Tibetan Plateau could help preserve thousands of jobs, though it’s a temporary solution as global temperatures continue to rise.

European ski resorts have been using white blankets to protect their snow for nearly two decades. But China has only just begun experimenting with the approach. (Representative)(AFP)

environment

Updated on Jul 07, 2023 10:27 AM IST

Bloomberg |

We're losing more and more ice from Greenland, reveals study

Greenland's average annual melt from 2017 to 2020 was 20 per cent more a year than at the beginning of the decade.

A boat navigates at night next to large icebergs near the town of Kulusuk, in eastern Greenland in 2015.(AP)

environment

Published on Apr 20, 2023 04:50 PM IST

PTI | | Posted by Singh Rahul Sunilkumar

One-third of World Heritage glaciers to melt by 2050, says UNESCO

The glaciers were losing 58 billion tonnes of ice every year, equivalent to the combined annual water use of France and Spain, and were responsible for nearly five percent of observed global sea-level rise, the agency explained.

Signage promoting this year’s United Nations global summit on climate change, known as COP27, adorns Peace Road, in Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt, Wednesday.(AP)

environment

Published on Nov 04, 2022 06:18 AM IST

AFP | | Posted by Nisha Anand

Nepal mulls shifting Everest base camp due to risk of melting glacier

A recent article published in the Nature Portfolio journal reported that the ice on Everest has been thinning at an alarming rate. During an informal meeting of Nepal's tourism department, officials have discussed shifting the base camp of Mt Everest from the present location

Tents of mountaineers are pictured at the Everest base camp in the Mount Everest region of Solukhumbu district in Nepal. Nepal's tourism department mulls shifting Everest base camp due to risk of melting glacier, unsafe human activity (Photo by TASHI LAKPA SHERPA / AFP)

lifestyle

Updated on Jun 19, 2022 09:59 AM IST

PTI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Kathmandu

Ladakh organises first 'Siachen ice climbing festival'

'Siachen ice climbing festival' is organised to promote the Siachen valley as an adventure spot and boost tourism in Ladakh. It will also give people a window to appreciate the tough work done by army jawans and engineers in the extreme weather and inhospitable terrains

lifestyle

Updated on Mar 10, 2022 09:49 AM IST

PTI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Leh

Climate crisis takes toll on two key glaciers

The South Col glacier, the researchers said, is a sentinel for the accelerating ice loss in the Himalayas, where glaciers feed rivers that flow into the most populated regions in Asia, serving the fresh water need of billions of people.

The study addresses a key question from the 2019 National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Everest Expedition on whether glaciers at the highest point on earth are experiencing the impacts of climate change.

india news

Updated on Feb 12, 2022 05:51 AM IST

ByTannu Jain, New Delhi

Himalayan glaciers melting at 'exceptional rate' due to global warming: Study

The researchers found that the Himalayan glaciers have lost ice ten times more quickly over the last few decades than on average since the last major glacier expansion 400-700 years ago, a period known as the Little Ice Age.

The water released through that melting has raised sea levels across the world by between 0.92 millimetres (mm) and 1.38 mm, researchers said.(Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology | Representational image)

environment

Published on Dec 20, 2021 06:51 PM IST

PTI | , London

Another glacier burst at Uttarakhand’s Joshimath puts authorities on alert

Uttarakhand on February 7 witnessed loss of lives, disappearances and devastation of property due to a glacial burst at Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district which triggered floods that destroyed two hydropower projects near the Naina Devi National Park.

In this file photo from February, NDRF personnel are seen carrying out rescue and restoration work at damaged Tapovan barrage, weeks after the glacier burst at Joshimath which triggered a massive flash flood on Feb. 7, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. (PTI Photo)

cities

Published on Apr 24, 2021 08:18 AM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Uttarakhand glacier burst: 4 more bodies of UP residents found, 59 still missing

Several residents and also workers at the power stations were either killed or trapped in debris and slush deposited by the deluge caused by the glacier burst in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district.

Personnel of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) are seen during their search and rescue operation to look for missing people at Raini village in Uttarakhand's Chamoli on Sunday. (ANI Photo)

cities

Published on Feb 15, 2021 08:46 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Lucknow

'Hanging glacier broke away from main structure in Uttarakhand': DRDO

Sunday's violent surge below Nanda Devi swept away the small Rishiganga hydro electric project and damaged a bigger one further down the Dhauliganga river being built by state firm NTPC. At least 18 bodies have been recovered so far.

ITBP personnel use machinery to clear muck as they try to enter a tunnel to rescue trapped workers of a power plant, in Tapovan area of Uttarakhand on Monday.(AP Photo)

india news

Updated on Feb 08, 2021 04:17 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi

What is glacial lake outburst flood? What happened in Uttarakhand's Chamoli?

It is yet to be investigated what triggered the breach — whether there was an avalanche in the area recently or whether the lake breach was the result of construction, anthropological activities, climate change etc.

ITBP personnel at rescue work in Tapovan.

india news

Updated on Feb 08, 2021 01:15 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh

Kareena Kapoor, Sara Ali Khan pray for victims of Uttarakhand glacier burst

Kareena Kapoor Khan and Sara Ali Khan took to their respective Instagram Stories to post notes of their concern for the Uttarakhand glacier burst tragedy and the victims.

Kareena Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan wrote about the Uttarakhand tragedy.

entertainment

Published on Feb 08, 2021 08:48 AM IST

ByHT Entertainment Desk

Uttarakhand glacier burst: Day after tragedy, multi-agency rescue operations on

Uttarakhand Police and chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat have tweeted alerted people against rumours of another flood after reports of rescue operations halting due to the rise in water level on Sunday evening emerged.

SDRF resumes rescue operations on Monday morning at Tapovan. (Photo: SDRF)

india news

Updated on Feb 08, 2021 08:18 AM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh

Glacier breach causes floods in Uttarakhand

Eyewitnesses recalled that such was the force of the water flowing and boulders rolling down from the upper reaches near Raini village that the under-construction Rishi Ganga dam was completely washed away.

The Nanda Devi glacial burst caused an avalanche at Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday.(PTI)

india news

Published on Feb 08, 2021 07:19 AM IST

ByKalyan Das, Jayashree Nandi, Dehradun

Teams of NDRF’s eighth battalion rushed to Uttarakhand for search and rescue

A major relief and rescue effort is on in Chamoli where a flood was triggered in river Dhauliganga after the glacier burst.

Rescue operations underway after a glacier broke off in Joshimath causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. (PTI)

india news

Published on Feb 08, 2021 04:31 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ghaziabad

U'khand glacier burst: Scientists to be airlifted to affected areas, says IAF

"Scientists with specialised equipment will also be taken to the areas for aerial reconnaissance. We will ensure that maximum bases are available to support the operations," officials said.

Chamoli: Rescue operations underway after a glacier broke off in Joshimath causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. (PTI Photo)(PTI02_07_2021_000220B)(PTI)

india news

Updated on Feb 07, 2021 11:40 PM IST

ANI | , New Delhi

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In a surprising turn of events, Antarctica saw a net gain of 107.79 gigatons of ice per year between 2021 and 2023.

Glacial melting can result in nuclear power plant shutdowns, agriculture and water resources being put at risk, and coastal cities being threatened by flooding.

No one was found inside the ‘glacier baba’ temple at the time it was being demolished.

No loss of life or property was reported due to the avalanche and no significant change in the river’s water level was observed during the incident

Recent glacial lake outburst floods in the Himalayas highlight the need for proactive climate action to protect vulnerable mountain communities.

The glacier currently measures five-metres (16-feet) high and about 20-metres long.

Known as Arctic Ice, the claim is that the ice will be harvested from the “pristine glaciers of Greenland.”

Swiss glaciers have lost as much ice over this two-year period as was lost over the three decades between 1960 and 1990.

As Bachna Ae Haseeno completed 15 years of its release, actor Minissha Lamba goes down memory lane and recalls shooting for the film and her chemistry Ranbir Kapoor.

Unprecedented glacier lake outburst floods Alaska, video captures home collapsing. Meteorological shock as waters surge, devastating area.

Most people enjoy the glacier from trails across Mendenhall Lake. Caves of dizzying blues that drew crowds several years ago have collapsed.

The experiment in the Tibetan Plateau could help preserve thousands of jobs, though it’s a temporary solution as global temperatures continue to rise.

Greenland's average annual melt from 2017 to 2020 was 20 per cent more a year than at the beginning of the decade.

The glaciers were losing 58 billion tonnes of ice every year, equivalent to the combined annual water use of France and Spain, and were responsible for nearly five percent of observed global sea-level rise, the agency explained.

A recent article published in the Nature Portfolio journal reported that the ice on Everest has been thinning at an alarming rate. During an informal meeting of Nepal's tourism department, officials have discussed shifting the base camp of Mt Everest from the present location

'Siachen ice climbing festival' is organised to promote the Siachen valley as an adventure spot and boost tourism in Ladakh. It will also give people a window to appreciate the tough work done by army jawans and engineers in the extreme weather and inhospitable terrains

The South Col glacier, the researchers said, is a sentinel for the accelerating ice loss in the Himalayas, where glaciers feed rivers that flow into the most populated regions in Asia, serving the fresh water need of billions of people.

The researchers found that the Himalayan glaciers have lost ice ten times more quickly over the last few decades than on average since the last major glacier expansion 400-700 years ago, a period known as the Little Ice Age.

Uttarakhand on February 7 witnessed loss of lives, disappearances and devastation of property due to a glacial burst at Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district which triggered floods that destroyed two hydropower projects near the Naina Devi National Park.

Several residents and also workers at the power stations were either killed or trapped in debris and slush deposited by the deluge caused by the glacier burst in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district.

Sunday's violent surge below Nanda Devi swept away the small Rishiganga hydro electric project and damaged a bigger one further down the Dhauliganga river being built by state firm NTPC. At least 18 bodies have been recovered so far.

It is yet to be investigated what triggered the breach — whether there was an avalanche in the area recently or whether the lake breach was the result of construction, anthropological activities, climate change etc.

Kareena Kapoor Khan and Sara Ali Khan took to their respective Instagram Stories to post notes of their concern for the Uttarakhand glacier burst tragedy and the victims.

Uttarakhand Police and chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat have tweeted alerted people against rumours of another flood after reports of rescue operations halting due to the rise in water level on Sunday evening emerged.

Eyewitnesses recalled that such was the force of the water flowing and boulders rolling down from the upper reaches near Raini village that the under-construction Rishi Ganga dam was completely washed away.

A major relief and rescue effort is on in Chamoli where a flood was triggered in river Dhauliganga after the glacier burst.

"Scientists with specialised equipment will also be taken to the areas for aerial reconnaissance. We will ensure that maximum bases are available to support the operations," officials said.

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