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We all know.. that the Earth’s glaciers are melting at an alarming rate as climate change inexorably marches on! But, it is indeed news to know that there are some frozen features of Earth that are resisting glacial melt, defying the trend of glaciers losing mass across the globe. The …

Earth’s glaciers are melting at an alarming rate as climate change inexorably marches on! But, there are some frozen features that are resisting glacial melt, defying the trend of glaciers losing mass In order to understand the curious case of Himalayan glaciers resisting global warming, researchers at IISER Bhopal have …

Research published last year shows the massive Himalayan glaciers have shrunk 10-times faster over the past four decades than during the previous seven centuries. It threatens agriculture and the water supply for millions across South Asia. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on one project aimed at blunting the environmental impact …