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‘Extremely exciting’: the ice cores that could help save glaciers

‘Extremely exciting’: the ice cores that could help save glaciers

  • Thousands of glaciers will vanish each year in the coming decades, leaving only a fraction standing by the end of the century, a study says
  • On the other hand, some glaciers have not only resisted melting, but even slightly grown, a phenomenon called the ‘Pamir-Karakoram anomaly’
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’Disappeared completely’: melting glaciers worry Central Asia

’Disappeared completely’: melting glaciers worry Central Asia

By AFP ·
Unusually high temperatures in Pakistan lead to rapid melting of glaciers, threaten lives

Unusually high temperatures in Pakistan lead to rapid melting of glaciers, threaten lives

By Aamir Saeed ·
Special Barren mountains in Pakistan’s north blossom with crops under agriculture development scheme  photos

Barren mountains in Pakistan’s north blossom with crops under agriculture development scheme 

By Nisar Ali ·
Melting faster than ever, Indonesia’s little-known glacier may disappear by 2025

Melting faster than ever, Indonesia’s little-known glacier may disappear by 2025

By Sheany Yasuko Lai ·
Special Climbers arrive in Pakistan to claim mountaineering’s last great prize: winter ascent of K2 video

Climbers arrive in Pakistan to claim mountaineering’s last great prize: winter ascent of K2

By Nisar Ali ·
As Pakistan glacier melt surges, efforts to cut flood risk drag

As Pakistan glacier melt surges, efforts to cut flood risk drag

By Reuters ·
New climate report: Oceans rising faster, ice melting more

New climate report: Oceans rising faster, ice melting more

By AP ·
As water disappears, parched southern Pakistan farmers march north

As water disappears, parched southern Pakistan farmers march north

By Reuters ·
Pakistan races to protect mountain villages from runaway glaciers

Pakistan races to protect mountain villages from runaway glaciers

By Reuters ·
Villagers 'living between life and death' as Pakistan's glaciers melt

Villagers 'living between life and death' as Pakistan's glaciers melt

By Reuters ·
Study: Asia’s glaciers face massive melt from global warming

Study: Asia’s glaciers face massive melt from global warming

By Frank Jordans | AP ·

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