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2025: Year of Glacier Preservation Amid Climate Crisis

9/23/2025

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2025 designates International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation to spotlight climate-change-driven retreat.
In Tajikistan, over 1,000 glaciers have vanished, reducing volume by nearly one-third.
Himalayan glaciers in India retreat up to 20.2 meters per year in Brahmaputra basin.
Around 800 million people rely on these glaciers for water.
Urgent actions include a national cryosphere information system and disaster-risk plans.

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Story summary

2025 designates International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation to spotlight climate-change-driven retreat.
In Tajikistan, over 1,000 glaciers have vanished, reducing volume by nearly one-third.
Himalayan glaciers in India retreat up to 20.2 meters per year in Brahmaputra basin.
Around 800 million people rely on these glaciers for water.
Urgent actions include a national cryosphere information system and disaster-risk plans.