Himalayan glacier melting threatens water security for millions of people
Large bodies of ice are losing mass faster than they are accumulating it
![Zanskar River in Himalayan mountains](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/052919_CG_himalaya_feat.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
MOUNTAIN MELT Melting glacier water feeds the Indus River, shown in this photo at its confluence with the Zanskar River in the Himalayan region of Ladakh.
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