Himalayas glaciers have been flawed for the past 40 years

While the world is raising controversy and discussing the exact impact of global warming on the Himalayas, glacier researchers have analyzed the data on this mountain range and drawn conclusions. 'The roof of the world' lost 13%, or about 443 billion tons of ice in the last 40 years.

A research report published in the Indian Science '' Current Science ' newspaper on January 9, estimates in the Himalayas have about 4,000 Gigatone (Gt) tape and the number of lost tapes in the past four decades to about 443 billion. ton.

The study by co-author Anil V. Kulkarni and Yogesh Karyakarte at the Divecha Center for Climate Change, conducted by the Indian Institute of Science (IIS), concluded that losing such a large volume of ice is considered a block. The amount of water stored in glaciers in the Himalayas is lost.

The Himalayas lost about 443 billion tons of ice in the past 40 years.(Photo: AP)

After studying information about 11,000 km ² on glaciers, obtained from surveys, satellite images and geological survey statistics of India, scientific documents and maps, houses Science concludes 'most glaciers in the Himalayas are missing.' However, the level of wear varies between glaciers from a few meters to about 61 meters per year.

There have been some predictions about the effects of global warming on the Himalayas. The 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) made the comment: 'If the current rate of melting ice continues, it is likely that the glaciers will disappear by 2035 and may soon be. more, if the Earth continues to warm up like today ".

The study notes that if the Earth's surface warms an average of 1.8-4 degrees Celsius, it will greatly affect the Himalayas glaciers.