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Articles | Volume 20, issue 7
Articles | Volume 20, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-4005-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-4005-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 20, issue 7
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21 Jul 2026
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Brief communication: Temperature-driven shrinkage of a disappearing Himalayan glacier

Koji Fujita and Rijan B. Kayastha

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This paper describes the rapid, recent decline of Glacier AX010, the glacier with the oldest observational mass balance record in the Nepal Himalayas. It also discusses the likely disappearance of the glacier within the next two decades, highlighting the ongoing importance of monitoring small glaciers in high mountain regions given their vulnerability to climate warming.
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Glacier AX010 in Nepal, monitored since the 1970s, has been shrinking at an accelerating rate, mainly due to rising temperatures. Drone surveys, modeling, and reanalysis data show mass loss began in the early 1970s and intensified after 2000. While rising temperatures drive shrinkage, precipitation changes have neither accelerated nor mitigated mass loss. At the current rate, the glacier may disappear within 10–20 years.
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