Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Himalayas in peril

Global warming imperils Himalayan glaciers (Reuters)

Himalayan peaks are seen from near Mount Everest base camp, May 21, 2003. Global warming could wipe out large areas of glaciers in the Himalayas and surrounding highlands, threatening livelihoods across much of Asia, climate scientists said in Beijing on Monday. (Gopal Chitrakar/Reuters)Reuters - Global warming could wipe out large areas of glaciers in the Himalayas and surrounding highlands, threatening livelihoods across much of Asia, climate scientists said in Beijing on Monday.


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