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Glaciers melting |
India
Glaciers in the Himalayas are retreating at an average rate of 50 feet (15 m) per year, consistent with the rapid warming recorded at Himalayan climate stations since the 1970s. Winter stream flow for the Baspa glacier basin has increased 75% since 1966 and local winter temperatures have warmed, suggesting increased glacier melting in winter.
Reference: Geological Survey of India, 1999. Inventory of the Himalayan Glaciers: A Contribution to the International Hydrological Programme, Special Publication No. 34, edited by M.K. Kaul.
Kulkarini, A.V., P. Mathur, B.P. Rathore, S. Alex, N. Thakur, M. Kumar, 2002. Effect of global warming on snow ablation pattern in the Himalaya. Current Science, 83, 2: 120-123.
