Glaciers seen as sacred are retreating fast and faith cannot stop the damage

Devotion is growing, but glaciers are still shrinking

Glaciers that many communities treat as sacred life-givers are rapidly retreating under global warming. The loss threatens ecosystems and water security, and it also strikes at spiritual traditions that revere mountains and ice as deities. The article argues the damage is driven more by industrial exploitation and weak policies than by any failure of faith.