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Willowdale Wizard
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posted 10 November 2004 11:43 AM
ny times (login: babblers8, pswd: audrarules)bbc news national geographic quote:
The glacier, named Zepu, has lost more than 100 yards of thickness, all in the last three decades, largely because of rising temperatures in the region. And it is hardly unique. Working with scientists from Ohio State University, Dr. Yao has documented similar losses all over Tibet, the largest and loftiest highlands on earth, and home to the biggest concentration of alpine glaciers anywhere. Nor are these changes limited to Tibet. "Make no mistake, what's happening to the glaciers in Tibet is happening around the globe," said Dr. Lonnie G. Thompson, a professor of geological science at Ohio State. "Our measurements show that between 1850 and 1960, the glaciers retreated 7.5 percent. Between 1960 and 2000, there was a further 7 percent retreat. "In the 1990's alone, the glaciers have shrunk by more than 4 percent."
From: england (hometown of toronto) | Registered: Jan 2003
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Klingon
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posted 11 November 2004 05:10 PM
K'pla! An interesting report, worthy of some concern.But compared to the stats I have read about the melting of the Polar and Greenland ice caps, its' minimal. The long term climatic impact of the above two will be very substantial, including effecting agriculture, tide levels, rain fall and mean temperatures across the globe.
From: Kronos, but in BC Observing Political Tretchery | Registered: Nov 2003
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