Some Himalayan glaciers advancing, despite global warming

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 25, 2011, 13:29

Some of the Himalayan glaciers are advancing, thanks to the presence of debris such as pebbles, rocks.

Melting glaciers to cause 12 cm increase in sea-level by 2100

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 11, 2011, 15:22

A new study has found that melt off from small mountain glaciers and ice caps will contribute about 12 centimetres to world sea-level increases by 2100.

`Rivers cut deep notches in Alps` glacial valleys`

Last Updated: Monday, December 6, 2010, 14:25

The U-shaped valleys in Swiss Alps were created by slow-moving glaciers, reveals a new study.

Uttarakhand to set up Snow and Glaciers Authority

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 20:49

With an aim to conserve Himalayan glaciers which are receding at a fast rate, the Uttarakhand government today decided to set up a Snow and Glaciers Authority, a first of its kind in the world.

Glaciers help actively growing mountains become higher

Last Updated: Friday, September 17, 2010, 10:54

A University of Arizona-led research team has found that glaciers can help actively growing mountains become higher by protecting them from erosion.

Himalayan glaciers showing consistent recession

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 16:51

A study by the Geological Survey of India has found that Himalayan glaciers in Gouri Ganga and Alaknanda basin are showing consistent but variable recession, the government told Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

Photos show dramatic shrinking of Everest glaciers

Last Updated: Monday, July 19, 2010, 16:42

Glaciers on Mount Everest are rapidly shrinking, according to startling new photographs.

Uttarakhand to set up authority to conserve glaciers

Last Updated: Sunday, June 13, 2010, 12:51

Uttarakhand Government is planning to set up an authority with the aim of conserving Himalayan glaciers in the hill state.

Shrinking glaciers to spark food shortages: Study

Last Updated: Friday, June 11, 2010, 08:35

Nearly 60 mn people living around the Himalayas will suffer food shortages in the coming decades.

`Gaumukh` to be out of bounds for tourists for eco reasons

Last Updated: Sunday, May 2, 2010, 09:59

Tourists will not be allowed to go near `Gaumukh`, the source of the Ganga, with the Uttarakhand government imposing a total ban on trekking to the spot to protect receding Himalayan glaciers from human activities.

Almost all Austrian glaciers shrank in 2009: Report

Last Updated: Saturday, April 10, 2010, 08:37

Almost 90 percent of Austrian glaciers shrank in 2009, some by as much as 46 metres (150 feet), the Austrian Alpine Association (OeAV) said Friday.

Two more glaciers gone from Glacier National Park

Last Updated: Thursday, April 8, 2010, 09:58

Glacier National Park has lost two more of its glaciers to climate change and many of the rest may be gone by the end of the decade, a government researcher has said.