Glacier status, recession and change in Nepal
By Gunjan Silwal, OnePlanet Doctoral Student Nepal, a landlocked Himalayan country with 30 million people1, has a strikingly diverse topography. Within just 150–200 km across the width of the nation, its elevation shifts dramatically from the low-lying Terai Plains (~70 m asl) to Mount Everest (8,848 m), the world’s highest peak. This extreme altitudinal variation creates …