Metro: Glaciers in the Himalayas are at risk of disappearing by the year 2035, according to Ajit Tyagi, Director General of the Indian Meteorological Department. Studies have shown evidence of an accelerated rate of glacier-melt at the roof of the world. One example is Kolhai glacier in Kashmir, one of the largest glaciers in the Himalayas. According to Muneer Ahmad of the National Geophysical Research Institute in Hyderabad, India, the nose of this glacier receded by nearly 22 metres …