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Himalaya Glaciers Shrinking On Global Warming, Some May Disappear [1]

Three Himalaya glaciers have been shrinking over the last 40 years due to global warming and two of them, located in humid regions and on lower altitudes in central and east Nepal, may disappear in

Publication Date: 
02/08/2011
Tan Ee Lyn [2]
Planet Ark (Australia) [3]
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Himalaya [4], Glacial Melt [5], Climate Change [6], Global Warming [7], Nepal [8], Remote Sensing [9]
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