Scientists and environmentalists from many countries attended the condolence meeting
Jayashree Ganti
New Delhi. A Himalayan glacier was cremated after it was declared dead. Glaciologists and local communities mourned the death of Nepal’s Yala Malaysiar.
It is believed to be the first glacier in Asia and the third in the world to be cremated. This incident is being seen as a strong warning towards the serious impact of climate change. Earlier, Iceland’s Oak Glacier was declared dead in 2019 and its Alokki Glacier in 2021.
The size of the glacier had shrunk by 880% since 1970 and retreated by 784 meters. Now it has been declared the head glacier. That is, there is not enough ice left in it. In memory of this
Where was Yala Glacier
Location
Height
About 5,100 meters
Type:
Glacier (River of Ice)
Location:
Sangtang region, Nepal
Now declared dead
Scientists warned
Scientists warned that most of the 54,000 glaciers in the Himalayan region could disappear by the end of this century. 9 trillion tons of ice has melted from the world’s mountains.
Glacier scientists and local communities from Nepal, India, Bhutan and China organized a condolence meeting
Yala Glacier had shrunk by 66 percent since 1970
Iceberg stopped the flow of Gori River
Munsiyari. After continuous snowfall in the high Himalayan regions, the glacier’s iceberg has completely stopped the flow of Gori River. The flow of Gori river has been stopped by an iceberg at Chhidkani, Suuni and Nahar Devi at a short distance from its origin. However, the water of the river has accumulated. People have made a way for movement on the river using the iceberg itself.
People took part in this program by doing a difficult trek at high altitude.
Hindustan Times
