There was marked acceleration in the loss of glacial mass in the Everest area between 2002 and 2005 compared to the earlier years, a new finding shared by scientists on Sunday revealed.

The findings in the new report on ‘The Status of Glaciers in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) Region’ shared at a side event organised by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (Icimod) on the occasion of Mountain Day in Durban, South Africa, on Sunday said the glaciers appear to be shrinking in both the central and eastern Himalayas.