Himalayan glaciers on track to lose up to 75 percent of ice by 2100, report says

At 1.5 degrees Celsius or 2C of warming above preindustrial temperatures, glaciers across Asia’s Hindu Kush Himalaya region will lose 30-50 percent of their volume by 2100, the report said.

Glaciers in Asia’s Hindu Kush Himalaya could lose up to 75 percent of their volume by century’s end due to global warming, causing both dangerous flooding and water shortages for the 240 million people who live in the mountainous region, according to a new report.