Glaciers in Himalayan Everest to shrink by 2100

Q.  As per the studies by Scientists, by what year glaciers in the Everest region of the Himalayas can shrink at least 70 per cent or even disappear entirely if greenhouse-gas emissions continue to rise?
- Published on 17 May 15

a. 2050
b. 2029
c. 2100
d. 2190

ANSWER: 2100
 
A team of researchers in Nepal, France and the Netherlands have found that the Everest glaciers can be very sensitive to future warming. They have predicted that sustained ice loss through the 21st century is likely. Joseph Shea, a glacier hydrologist at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development at Kathmandu, and leader of the study said that the signal of future glacier change in the region is clear. The glacier model used by Shea and his team shows that glacier volume could be reduced between 70 per cent and 99 percent by 2100.

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