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Himalayan ice is stable, but Asia faces drought [1]

The glaciers that feed Asia's largest rivers aren't going to vanish soon – but 60 million Asians will suffer water shortages by 2050.

Publication Date: 
19/06/2010
Shanta Barley [2]
New Scientist [3]
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Tags:
Himalaya [4], Glacial Melt [5], Glaciers [6], Climate Science [7], Climate Impacts [8], Carbon Dioxide [9], Asia [10], Hydrology [11], Remote Sensing [12], Rivers [13]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/shanta-barley
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/new-scientist
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himalaya
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/glacial-melt
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/glaciers
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-science
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-impacts
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-dioxide
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/asia
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hydrology
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/remote-sensing
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rivers