Dehradun: Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav flagged off the increasing ecological vulnerability of the Himalayas, which is marked by a quick glacier melt, while addressing ‘Sagarmatha samba‘ – A global dialogue on climate change and its impact on hilly areas in Kathmandu on Friday.Yadav said, “Science is clear. Himalaya alarm looks,”‘Regional coordination is required to protect delicate ecosystems’Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav said that the Himalayan community is in danger despite very little contribution to climate crisis, and called for regional cooperation to share knowledge and protect these delicate ecosystems.The Union Minister’s call for action comes on the heels of a study published by Cambridge University Press in the Journal of Glaciology, which revealed a disturbing tendency in Himachal Pradesh’s Gepung Gath Glacier: Rapid Glassel Retreat Retreat Retreat with a glashiers or a waterfall with a glashyer or sid -Sath is prepared with one water with one water -with a water -with a water. debris. In the last six decades, the lake has increased by 0.2 sq km to about six times in 1962, 1.2 sq km in 2023.The National Center for Polar and Ocean Research led by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, the study directly connects this expansion to the retreat of the glacier, which further calms (breaking the snowflake from the glacier’s terminus). Between 2014 and 2023, the Gepang Gath retreated 480 meters, resulting in adequate loss and volume loss of the surface area (21.7 million cubic meters ice). The mass balance of the glacier has shown constant negative tendency, indicating that it is losing more mass than the benefit.The study throws light on a dangerous response loop: such as the lake grows, its relatively hot water intensifies melting on the edge of the glacier, causing further calms.To prevent disasters, the study asks for immediate measures, including the installation of initial warning systems for the program and increased monitoring of glacier-leak dynamics.(With agency input)
