Many iconic glaciers will melt regardless of the world's actions to combat climate change, the UN says.
Local communities and indigenous people will bear the brunt of the flooding caused by glacier loss
Many people also depend on glaciers as their water source for domestic use and agriculture, and their loss could lead to a scarcity of fresh water during the dry seasons, said Prof Duncan Quincey, a glaciology expert at the University of Leeds who was not involved in the research.
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