UN World Water Development Report 2025
<p>For billions of people, mountain meltwater is essential for drinking water and sanitation, food and energy security, and the integrity of the environment. But today, as the world warms, glaciers are
Glaciers
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Melting land
Greenland's ice sheet could melt even before the stipulated 1,000 years, scientist told a conference in St Louis, usa. A study by the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis tration (nasa) and the
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Siberia s peat bogs
Villain or victim?
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Great Siberian thaw
Methane, carbon dioxide will be released on a huge scale
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Skeleton Lake
What happens when ice melts in the Roopkund tarn?
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Parbati glacier shrinks
May affect the flow of Beas river
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Antarctic retreat
Most glaciers in peninsular region melting rapidly
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Remote control
Reduced Himalayan snow cover affects marine life in the Arabian Sea
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An overview of glaciers, glacier retreat, and subsequent impacts in Nepal, India and China
WWF sees the impacts of climate change on glaciers and its subsequent impact on freshwater as a major issue, not just in the national context but also at a regional, transboundary level. The WWF offices in Nepal, India and China are taking the initiative to develop a regional collaboration to tackle climate change impacts in the glacial ecosystem and address adaptation
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Silenced Springs
Glaciers retreat. Forests become denuded. Buildings come up where green meadows used to be. And across the Kashmir valley, the natural mountain springs die out
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The great Himalayan flood
Geological evidence points to a historic inundation