Though located in the same climatic zone, aspect, and slope, Durung Drung glacier lost over eight sq. km area and retreated more than 800 metres, while the Pensilungpa glacier lost just over two sq. km and retreated only about 200 metres. Besides the warming climate, other factors too have a role to play
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Traditionally, scientists estimate lake volume using satellite images and some empirically derived mathematical formulae. But these approaches often rely on rough assumptions. The recent work showed that these methods can be off by more than 1,000% in some Himalayan lakes. The implication: some lakes hold huge volume of water, possing a risk of glacial lake outburst floods
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A geothermal spring located at an elevation of about 4,980 metres above mean sea level (msl) has a slightly higher temperature of 8-10 degrees C. Higher geothermal heat flow significantly increases both basal temperatures and water content, thus accelerating ice melting
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