Himalayan Glacier Melt Has Doubled Since 2000, Satellites Show

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By Olivia RosaneJun 20, 2019, 7:59 am249 pts
The glaciers of the Himalayas are melting twice as fast as they were in the year 2000, a study published Wednesday in Science Advances found. The researchers assembled the most detailed look to date at the last 40 years of Himalayan ice loss to date, combining contemporary satellite information with data from…

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