Himalayan glaciers' 'mixed picture'
> Some recent findings seem to contradict claims that the glaciers are retreating rapidly. Some glaciers are even said to be advancing. > In the western Himalayas, some scientists have also reported findings that conflict with the long-held view that glaciers are retreating. The Indian government has issued a discussion paper based on these findings. It says: "Himalayan glaciers, although shrinking in volume and constantly showing a retreating front, have not in any way exhibited... an abnormal annual retreat, of the order that some glaciers in Alaska and Greenland are reported to have done. "It is premature to make a...
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Tags: Alaska, Annual Retreat, Conflict, Discussion Paper, Greenland, Himalayan Glaciers, Indian Government, Scientists, Western Himalayas