Dehradun, Sept. 20 -- Glaciers across Uttarakhand's Central Himalaya are retreating by an average of 23.23 metres a year, with some losing ice at rates of up to 88 metres annually, according to a new study that found rising temperatures, glacier characteristics and topography are shaping the pace of ice loss.

The study, "Time-dependent assessment of glacier recession in the Indian Central Himalaya", which is based on observations and satellite imagery from 1990 to 2024, also found that the equilibrium line altitude has risen by nearly 500 metres in some regions since 2000.

Published in Discover Geoscience earlier this month, the study was conducted by Manish Mehta of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology in Dehradun, along with Jyoti...