Monsoon Shifts Accelerating Himalayan Glacier Melt

Shrinking glaciers in the Himalayas are not just threatened by heat

High Mountain Asia’s glaciers are melting faster as changing monsoons alter snowfall and rainfall, threatening water supplies.

High Mountain Asia’s shrinking glaciers linked to monsoon changes

Glaciers across High Mountain Asia are losing more than 22 gigatons of ice per year. The impact of a warming climate on glacial loss is undisputed—this new study provides the first evidence that seasonal shifts in rainfall and snowfall patterns, particularly of the South Asian monsoons, are also exacerbating glacier melting across the region.

Monsoon changes accelerate glacier loss across High Mountain Asia, study finds

Glaciers across High Mountain Asia are losing more than 22 gigatons of ice per year—the equivalent to nearly 9 million Olympic swimming pools, according to research from the University of Utah and Virginia Tech. The impact of a warming climate on glacial loss is undisputed—this new study provides the first evidence that seasonal shifts in rainfall and snowfall patterns, particularly of the South Asian monsoons, are also exacerbating glacier melt…

Monsoon Patterns Intensify Glacier Melting in High Mountain Asia, Research Reveals

Glaciers across High Mountain Asia are experiencing alarming rates of melting, losing more than 22 gigatons of ice annually, equivalent to nearly 9 million