/tags/glaciers glaciers en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 09 Feb 2022 15:54:47 GMT /2022-02-08/glaciers-are-shrinking-fast-scientists-are-rushing-to-figure-out-how-fast Billions of people rely on glaciers for drinking water, hydropower and irrigation. A raft of new research suggests there is less ice left than previously thought. Wed, 09 Feb 2022 15:54:47 GMT /2022-02-08/glaciers-are-shrinking-fast-scientists-are-rushing-to-figure-out-how-fast Rebecca Hersher /news/2021-02-08/scores-are-feared-dead-in-india-after-himalayan-glacier-breaks-away At least 140 people are missing after a hydroelectric dam near the glacier was swept away in a deluge of water, rock and debris. "It came very fast. There was no time to alert anyone," a witness said. Mon, 08 Feb 2021 11:04:14 GMT /news/2021-02-08/scores-are-feared-dead-in-india-after-himalayan-glacier-breaks-away Lauren Frayer /environment/2015-02-09/study-carbon-from-melting-glaciers-may-affect-food-chain Warmer temperatures are causing glaciers to melt in places like Antarctica and Greenland. What’s in those glaciers may have a significant effect on… Tue, 10 Feb 2015 00:02:19 GMT /environment/2015-02-09/study-carbon-from-melting-glaciers-may-affect-food-chain