Ice that took roughly 2,000 years to form on Mt. Everest has melted in around 25

Ice that took roughly 2,000 years to form on Mt. Everest has melted in around 25

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February 05

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According to recent research,

is losing every year due to .

The results serve as a warning that fast glacier melt at some of the Earth's highest peaks might

, such as more frequent on which around 1.6 billion people in mountain ranges rely on for drinking, agriculture, and electricity. Ice that originated roughly 2,000 years ago on the South Col Glacier has melted in around 25 years, meaning it has thinned down around 80 times quicker than it developed.

While glacier melt is commonly researched, the researchers contend in their article, published in Nature Portfolio Journal Climate and Atmospheric Science, little scientific attention has been dedicated to glaciers at

. This is that human-caused climate change is harming even , and that we must act quickly to .