Reuters: Some Himalayan glaciers are advancing despite an overall retreat, according to a study on Sunday that is a step toward understanding how climate change affects vital river flows from China to India.
A blanket of dust and rock debris was apparently shielding some glaciers in the world's highest mountain range from a thaw, a factor omitted from past global warming reports. And varying wind patterns might explain why some were defying a melt.
"Our study shows there is no uniform response of Himalayan......
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Some Himalayan glaciers advance, despite warming
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on January 23rd, 2011
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