Study maps 34 years of Uttarakhand glacier retreat, finds average of 23.23 metres a year
The study, “Time-dependent assessment of glacier recession in the Indian Central Himalaya”, which is based on observations and satellite imagery from 1990 to 2024, also found that the equilibrium line altitude has risen by nearly 500 metres in some regions since 2000.
Hindustan Times1 source1 min readFiled September 20, 2026