Glaciers are indicators of climate change

Abstract

The purpose of the study. To study the history of the creation of the State Scientific Institution “Center for the Study of Glaciers of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan”, attract new partners, create a network of scientific stations, develop a “Catalog of Glaciers of Tajikistan” and introduce innovative technologies.

Material and methods of the research. The work of the State Scientific Institution “Center for the Study of Glaciers of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan”, the Project Research Institute “Fizo”, the Main Directorate of Tajik Geology and the Agency for Hydrometeorology was reviewed and an assessment of the response to climate change was given.

 Results of the study and their discussion. In recent decades, due to numerous factors, including atherogenic ones, a trend towards global climate warming has emerged, which can lead to serious consequences on a regional and global scale, including rising sea levels. In this regard, the study of glaciers, the most sensitive indicators of climate change and climate-forming factors, has acquired important scientific and practical significance. The assessment of glaciers’ response to climate change is becoming especially relevant.

Conclusions. Glaciers are among the most sensitive components of nature, which react sensitively to fairly long-term changes in external conditions, since, firstly, they are products of climate, and secondly, they consist of the most unstable natural product on the planet - ice. Over the past 40 years, thousands of glaciers have disappeared due to global warming, and this process has continued rapidly in recent years. It has become necessary to attract new partners, create a network of scientific stations, develop a “Catalogue of Tajikistan Glaciers” and introduce innovative technologies.