Black Carbon and Melting of Glaciers

A research report from the World Bank titled as Glaciers of the Himalayas, Climate Change, Black Carbon and Regional Resilience has ascertained that glaciers in Himalaya, Karakoram and Hindu Kush mountain ranges are melting faster than the global average ice mass due to increased rate of deposition of Black Carbon.

• The rate of retreat of these glaciers is estimated to be 0.3 metres per year in the west to 1.0 metre per year in the east.

What is Black Carbon?

• It is a form of particulate air pollution, which is emitted as a result of incomplete combustion from biomass burning, cooking ....