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10,000 Himalayan glaciers showing signs of retreat [1]

AMIDST controversies over the melting of Himalayan glaciers, a study by a scientist from the Indian Institute o f S c i e n c e, B a n g a l o r e, claimed that nearly 10,000 glaciers in the Himalayan mountain system, spread across India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, China and Myanmar, have recorded signs of retreat.

Publication Date: 
06/01/2011
New Indian Express (Chennai) [2]
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Himalaya [3], Glaciers [4], Climate Change [5], Glacial Melt [6], Climate Impacts [7], Indian Institute Of Science (IISC) [8], India [9], Pakistan [10], Nepal [11], Myanmar [12], Bhutan [13], China [14]
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