Nepal's mountains have lost one-third of their ice, UN chief says

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SaltWire's Atlantic regional weather forecast for October 30, 2023 | SaltWireKATHMANDU - Nepal's snow-capped mountains have lost close to one-third of their ice in over 30 years due to global warming, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday after a visit to the area near Mount Everest, the world's highest peak.

Glaciers in Nepal, wedged between two major carbon polluters - India and China, melted 65% faster in the last decade than in the previous one, the U.N. chief said in a video message after visiting the Solukhumbu region.

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