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Glacier bursts in India, leaving more than 100 missing in floods
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Glacier bursts in India, leaving more than 100 missing in floods

Rescue efforts were underway in the northern state of Uttarakhand, where officials said a hydroelectric dam project had been largely swept away.
Himalayan glaciers melting twice as fast in recent years, study shows

Himalayan glaciers melting twice as fast in recent years, study shows

An estimated 800 million people depend on runoff from the Himalayan glaciers for irrigation, hydropower and drinking water, and could be impacted as the glacial melting accelerates and then tapers off.

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Himalayan glacier melt: Spy images reveal impact of global warming
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Himalayan glacier melt: Spy images reveal impact of global warming

Picture 3 million swimming pools full of water. That's how much ice melts from glaciers in the Himalayas each year, and climate change is the primary cause.
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