Himalayan glaciers will likely melt, page-13

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    650 pages so have not read it but I will accept the peer review validation of it.

    https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-92288-1

    The new report, requested by the eight nations the mountains span, is intended to change that. More than 200 scientists worked on the report over five years, with another 125 experts peer reviewing their work.

    Even strong action on climate change leaves significant melting of glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalaya range

    Carbon emissions slashed rapidly 2.1C rise in the mountains 1.5C Global average surface warming A third of ice is lost by 2100

    Carbon emissions slashed 2.7C rise in the mountains 2.0C Global average surface warming Half of ice is lost by 2100

    Carbon emissions are not cut 5-6C rise in the mountains 4-5C Global average surface warming Two-thirds of ice is lost by 2100 Guardian graphic. Source: The Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment, 2019
 
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