New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- Summary A study by IIT Indore and international collaborators reveals that the Gangotri Glacier has lost 10% of its snowmelt flow over four decades due to climate change.

The research highlights a shift in the glacier's flow composition, with snowmelt decreasing and rainfall-runoff increasing, posing significant implications for water resources in the region.

A recently published study report by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore scientists in collaboration with others has found a tell-tale effect of climate change on the Gangotri Glacier System (GGS), the central Himalaya glacier that feeds the Ganga river.

The study used both satellite and actual data from the last four decades (1980-2020). It found...