Current status of glacier

Due to climate change, the majority of glaciers worldwide are thinning out or vanishing.

The observed reference glaciers lost 0.8 m w.e. and 1.2 m w.e. of ice each in the hydrological years 2020/21 and 2021/22, respectively.

Perhaps by 2050, glaciers are anticipated to lose 50–80% of their bulk, and Himalayan glaciers would have lost 30–50 percent of their mass.

Furthermore, It raising the risk of natural disasters, generating water shortages, and raising the sea level.

If we do not take action to cut glasshouse gas emissions, scientists anticipate that glacier decline will continue to speed up in the upcoming decades