Yala Glacier Is Declared Lost

On 12th May, 2025, a ceremonial tribute marked the official "death" of Nepal’s Yala Glacier, the first glacier in Asia to receive such a designation.

  • The event highlights the alarming pace of glacial retreat across the Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH), threatening the water security of nearly 2 billion people.

Drivers behind Accelerated Glacial Loss in the HKH

  • Global Warming: Rising temperatures have pushed the atmospheric CO₂ concentration to 426 ppm as of May 2025, drastically altering precipitation and snow retention.
  • Melting Cryosphere: The HKH has already lost vast glacial mass, with global mountain glaciers losing 9 trillion tonnes of ice since 1975 ....
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