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Parkachik Glacier in Ladakh
August 1 , 2023
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- Accelerated melting of the Himalayan Parkachik Glacier in Ladakh could give rise to three glacial lakes.
- They may have an average depth ranging between 34 and 84 metres.
- These lakes could be a potential source of glacial lake outburst floods in the Himalayas.
- The lake area of each of these lakes could range from 43 to 270 hectares.
- The glacier's yearly melting rate was 6 times faster between 1999 and 2021 (22 years) than that calculated from 1971 to 1999 (28 years).
- The retreat was at an average rate of around 12 metres per annum.
- Parkachik Glacier is one of the largest glaciers in the Suru River valley.
- It is a part of the Southern Zanskar Ranges, western Himalaya.
- The Zanskar Range, part of the Himalayas, lies in the union territory of Ladakh.
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