Less snowfall puts world’s most resilient glaciers in jeopardy, study warns

Glaciers in the High-Mountain Asia region, known as the “Third Pole,” have long been a mystery, staying stable or even growing while most of the world’s glaciers melted.

A new study from the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) now shows this period of stability is likely over. It found that the lack of snow is now threatening some of the world’s most resilient “water towers” or glaciers.