Old spy images reveal Himalayan glaciers are melting fast
By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Cold War era spy satellite images are showing scientists that glaciers on the Himalayas are now melting about twice as fast as they used to. The Asian mountain range, which includes Mount Everest, has been losing ice at a rate of about 1% a year since 2000, according to a study Wednesday in the journal Science Advances. "The amount of ice (lost)