A new study has revealed that the mass loss of 2.7 gigaton ( Gt ) lake-terminating glaciers in the Himalayas has been significantly underestimated from 2000 to 2020 , due to the inability of satellites to see glacier changes occurring underwater .With critical implications for the region ' s future projections of glacier disappearance and water resources .An international science program for interdisciplinary study of the relationships between water , ice , climate , and humankind in the region and beyond .
A new insightful study reveals that the mass loss of lake-terminating glaciers in the greater Himalaya has been significantly underestimated , due to the inability of satellites to see glacier changes occurring underwater .” said co-author YAO Tandong , who also co-chairs Third Pole Environment ( TPE ) , an international science program for interdisciplinary study of the relationships among water , ice , climate , and humankind in the region and beyond .