Himalayan glaciers are among the fastest retreating glaciers globally due to the effects of global warming, and this will eventually result in water shortages for hundreds of millions of people who rely on glacier-dependent rivers in China, India and Nepal, warns WWF, the global conservation organization.
A new WWF report, An Overview of Glaciers, Glacier Retreat and Subsequent Impacts in Nepal, India and China, reveals the rate of retreat of Himalayan glaciers accelerating as global warming increases. The report states that glaciers in the region now are receding at an average rate of more than 40 feet per year.