The Dire Future of Himalayan Glaciers: Melting at an Alarming Rate.

Glaciers in the Hindu Kush region of the Himalaya mountains are melting at an unprecedented rate and could lose up to 80% of their ice by the end of the century if global warming continues unchecked, according to a report by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development. The melting of the glaciers will directly impact billions of people in Asia, causing floods, landslides, avalanches, and food shortages as farmland is inundated. Indirectly, the melting of such a vast reserve of fresh water could impact countries as far away as the United States, even the whole of humanity.