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Gangotri glacier receding at slower pace [1]

Amidst a hue and cry of global warming causing glaciers to melt at a rapid pace, there's some soothing news for environment enthusiasts. A recent study by the National Institute of Hydrology (NIH) says that the receding pace of Gangotri glacier, one of the largest glaciers of the Himalayas, has slowed down during the last two years.

Publication Date: 
16/05/2008
Tribune (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Climate Change [3], Global Warming [4], Climate Impacts [5], Glacial Melt [6]
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