Nice odds on my last work day in Nepal, with our paper just published in @Nature on 'Glacial change and hydrological implications in the #Himalaya and #Karakoram'
https://t.co/JYGSvP306J
Could be applied to other high mtn ranges - e.g Andes, Alps, Rockies
@icimod @SantoshNepalH2O
On this #internationalmountainday, sharing this view of one of the last African glaciers on Mt Kenya, about to disappear.
Mountains host >700 M. people (>12% of world pop.) and provide freshwater for more than 1/2 of humanity
@icimod@EGU_CR@AS_Bolivia @MtnResearch @UNmountains
More #research showing that globally, regionally & locally, we need to prioritise #HKH#glacier monitoring... our colleague @desamynGeo comments on a paper about how melting glaciers are releasing toxic elements into our #atmosphere.
https://t.co/9PXcrbTExd
#CryosphereWednesday
The full chapters of the Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate #SROCC are now online!!! Just in time for #COP25
Read them on our website here β‘οΈhttps://t.co/11CsoxzGmE
Download them here β‘οΈhttps://t.co/vpeaAwtE87
#climatechange#IPCC#AR6