BBC: Himalayan glaciers' 'mixed picture'

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8355837.stm

01:59 GMT, Tuesday, 1 December 2009

Himalayan glaciers' 'mixed picture'

By Navin Singh Khadka
Environment reporter, BBC News

A scientific debate has been triggered over the state of glaciers in the Himalayas.

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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) had said that Himalayan glaciers were receding faster than in any other part of the world.

The panel observed: "If the present rate continues, the likelihood of them disappearing by 2035 and perhaps sooner is very high if the Earth keeps warming at the current rate."

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Glacial conflict

But some scientists claim that glaciers in the Himalayas are not retreating as fast as was believed. Others who have observed nearby mountain ranges even found that glaciers there were advancing.

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