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The government of India did some extensive research on studies about the Himalayan glaciers and published a discussion paper http://moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/MoEF%20Discussion%20Paper%20_him.pdf.
From the executive summary:
Before hitting the complaint button, maybe note that the statements in the discussion paper are based on either published data, and/or peer reviewed material and moreover on the cover:
From the executive summary:
Background to Glacier Monitoring
Almost a century ago (!), fears began to be expressed about the possible impact of the rise in atmospheric temperature on mountain glaciers. The fears led to the initiation of concerted scientific efforts to identify and examine the fluctuations along the front-snout of glaciers. It was believed that such studies, over the next century or so, would enable scientists to establish the relationship between the climate change and the glacier fluctuations.
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Himalayan glaciers, although shrinking in volume and constantly showing a retreating front, have not in any way exhibited, especially in recent years, an abnormal annual retreat, of the order that some glaciers in Alaska and Greenland are reported
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It is premature to make a statement that glaciers in the Himalayas are retreating abnormally because of the global warming. A glacier is affected by a range of physical features and a complex interplay of climatic factors. It is therefore unlikely that the snout movement of any glacier can be claimed to be a result of periodic climate variation until many centuries of observations become available. While glacier movements are primarily due to climate and snowfall, snout movements appear to be peculiar to each particular glacier.
Before hitting the complaint button, maybe note that the statements in the discussion paper are based on either published data, and/or peer reviewed material and moreover on the cover:
The views expressed in this Discussion Paper are not necessarily endorsed by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.
This series is meant to serve as a basis for informed debate and discussion on critical
issues related to the environment.
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