Two-thirds of Himalayan glaciers - the world's "Third Pole" - could melt by 2100 if global emissions are not sharply reduced, scientists have warned in a major new study.
Even if the most ambitious Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is achieved, one-third of the glaciers would disappear, according to the Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment, which was released on Monday.
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