(1/7) A @ncaor_goa study: Glacier research is so treacherous at the “3rd Pole-the largest mass of ice & glaciers outside the #polar region”. Scientists in the Indian Himalayas [6Kft -17Kft] live on low oxygen, zip lines & paths blocked by giant boulder. bit.ly/3dfgsGC 
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1/3 of the glaciers of the Hindu Kush #Himalayas [2175 mile long] are in danger. “We haven’t even scratched the surface in understanding how fast the glaciers are melting & what happens next” says Sharma, a glaciologist with @ncaor_goa bit.ly/3dfgsGC
1/3 of the glaciers of the Hindu Kush #Himalayas [2175 mile long] are in danger. “We haven’t even scratched the surface in understanding how fast the glaciers are melting & what happens next” says Sharma, a glaciologist with @ncaor_goa bit.ly/3dfgsGC
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The mass balance of six glaciers of the many in the Hindu Kush #Himalayas range has alarmingly squeezed in the last decade to 86.9 sq. miles in 2019 from 115.8 sq. miles in 2009 & there are thousands like these.
#GlobalWarming @ncaor_goa
bit.ly/3dfgsGC
The mass balance of six glaciers of the many in the Hindu Kush #Himalayas range has alarmingly squeezed in the last decade to 86.9 sq. miles in 2019 from 115.8 sq. miles in 2009 & there are thousands like these.
#GlobalWarming @ncaor_goa
bit.ly/3dfgsGC
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Glaciers ain't for the faint-hearted. Alpine trees of outer #Himalayas vanish at ice desert of Lahaul-Spiti at 15K ft. Air thins, 41% lesser oxygen than sea level with and there is violent energy of snow-melt waterfalls. More power to @ncaor_goa
bit.ly/3dfgsGC
Glaciers ain't for the faint-hearted. Alpine trees of outer #Himalayas vanish at ice desert of Lahaul-Spiti at 15K ft. Air thins, 41% lesser oxygen than sea level with and there is violent energy of snow-melt waterfalls. More power to @ncaor_goa
bit.ly/3dfgsGC
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Did you know that acc. to #ISRO, the challenging terrain of Hindu Kush #Himalayas crosses over 8 countries and consists of 32392 glaciers covering an expanse of 14478.9 sq. miles? @ncaor_goa
#GlobalWarming #environment #nature #snow #mountains
bit.ly/3dfgsGC
Did you know that acc. to #ISRO, the challenging terrain of Hindu Kush #Himalayas crosses over 8 countries and consists of 32392 glaciers covering an expanse of 14478.9 sq. miles? @ncaor_goa
#GlobalWarming #environment #nature #snow #mountains
bit.ly/3dfgsGC
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The Himansh station established by @ncaor_goa in 2016 are the only research base in sight within hundreds of miles of inhospitable snow-capped mountains of Lahaul-Spiti in Hindu Kush #Himalayas range. #GlobalWarming #NCPOR
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The Himansh station established by @ncaor_goa in 2016 are the only research base in sight within hundreds of miles of inhospitable snow-capped mountains of Lahaul-Spiti in Hindu Kush #Himalayas range. #GlobalWarming #NCPOR
bit.ly/3dfgsGC
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"Glaciologists have different challenges in different regions",says Dr. Thamban Meloth, Head, of #NCPOR’s #PolarScience Department. Having worked in all the 3 poles [#Antartica, #Arctic, and #Himalayas], he considers the Himalayas as the toughest. #ClimateChange @ncaor_goa
"Glaciologists have different challenges in different regions",says Dr. Thamban Meloth, Head, of #NCPOR’s #PolarScience Department. Having worked in all the 3 poles [#Antartica, #Arctic, and #Himalayas], he considers the Himalayas as the toughest. #ClimateChange @ncaor_goa
