State of the Cryosphere 2023
- The 'State of the Cryosphere 2023' report, by 60 cryosphere scientists, warns of irreversible damage at 2°C.
- It said that the Hindu Kush Himalayas may lose 50% of current ice if the Paris Agreement's 2°C warming limit is reached.
- Mountain glaciers are rapidly losing ice, with some disappearing entirely in the past two summers.
- Projections indicate the disappearance of tropical and mid-latitude glaciers, including the Himalayas, with increased risks of landslides and glacial lake outburst floods.
- Only a low emission pathway, limiting warming to 1.5°C, can reduce glacier loss to 30% in the Hindu Kush Himalaya.
- The report underscores the urgency for global leaders to ....
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