Srinagar, March 22 -- The world's glaciers continue to vanish at an alarming rate, with five of the past six years witnessing the most rapid retreat on record, the first-ever World Day for Glaciers, observed on Friday, serves as a stark reminder of the crisis.Between 2022 and 2024, glaciers suffered their largest three-year mass loss ever, raising concerns about water shortages, rising sea levels, and increasing natural disasters, according to a new report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS).Experts warn that many glaciers-once considered "eternal ice"-will not survive the 21st century."Preservation of glaciers is not just an environmental concern-it's an economic and societal nec...