According to the study, 21 glaciers out of 46 natural world heritage sites will disappear by the year 2100, including the Khumbu Glacier in the Himalayas. Los Glaciares National Park, located in Argentina, contains some of the largest glaciers on Earth; about 60% of these glaciers are expected to lose ice by the year 2100. If adequate steps are not taken to limit carbon emissions, two-thirds of the glaciers in the Hindukush Himalaya could melt by the year 2100 and the rising water could cause floods in major rivers. The Hindukush Himalaya is the third largest ice field after the North and South Poles and has been continuously affected by global warming since the 1970s. Scientists have warned that two-thirds of the Hindukush region’s glaciers could melt by 2100 if pre-industrial global efforts to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius fail. If appropriate measures are not taken regarding global warming, it may have adverse effects in the future. These glaciers have great importance for the coming generations in the field of drinking water, agriculture etc., hence saving them is a big responsibility of today’s generation.
