UN Chief Sounds Alarm as Nepal's Mountains Lose One-Third of Ice

UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that Nepal's snow-capped mountains have lost nearly one-third of their ice in over 30 years due to global warming. He emphasized the urgent need to address climate change, as melting glaciers could lead to floods, droughts, and landslides. Glaciers in the Hindu-Kush Himalaya region could lose up to 75% of their volume by the end of the century, posing risks to the 240 million people living in the area. Guterres called for limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius to mitigate the impacts of climate change.