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Glaciers In Many Regions Won't Survive The 21st Century: UN Report
The New Indian Express Hubballi
|March 22, 2025
The Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region, home to the world's largest ice reserves outside the Arctic and Antarctic, is experiencing an unprecedented crisis as glaciers melt at alarming rates.
According to the United Nations World Water Development Report 2025, which was released on Friday, marking the first-ever World Day for Glaciers, mountains provide up to 60% of the world's annual freshwater flows. More than one billion people live in mountainous regions, and over two billion directly rely on water originating from mountains for their drinking water, sanitation and livelihoods. In short, 2 billion people are at risk of water shortages due to melting glaciers.
This story is from the March 22, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Hubballi.
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