Nepal has lost almost a third of its ice volume in 30 years, with glaciers melting 65 per cent faster in the last decade than in the previous one.
“The rooftops of the world are caving in,” the UN chief said, warning that the “disappearance of glaciers altogether” looms even larger.
“Glaciers are icy reservoirs – the ones here in the Himalayas supply fresh water to well over a billion people. When they shrink, so do river flows,” he added.
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Nepal imepoteza karibu theluthi moja ya barafu yake katika miaka 30 na barafu zimeyeyuka kwa kasi zaidi ya asilimia 65 katika muongo uliopita kuliko katika mwaka uliopita. "Vipande vya juu vya dunia vinaharibika", mkuu wa Umoja wa Mataifa alisema, akionya kwamba "kutoweka kabisa kwa barafu" kunaelekea kuwa kubwa zaidi. <unk>Glaciers ni hifadhi ya barafu <unk> wale hapa katika Himalaya kutoa maji safi kwa vizuri zaidi ya watu bilioni. Wanapopungua, hivyo ndivyo mito inavyozunguka, <unk> aliongeza. Soma zaidi: news.un.org