Settling the science on Himalayan glaciers
Compared with other mountainous regions worldwide, Himalayan glaciers are losing mass faster than European glaciers but slower than those in Alaska.
The remote glaciers of the Himalayan mountains have been the subject of much controversy, yet little research. Mason Inman looks at the clues scientists have garnered on the fate of these glaciers from ground- and space-based studies.
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Nature Reports Climate Change
Published online: 2 March 2010 | doi:10.1038/climate.2010.19
http://www.nature.com/climate/2010/1003/full/climate.2010.19.html#B4
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