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• 02 Aug 07
  

  Protea99 Smith
• 01 Aug 07
  

  Clay Burell

  asia global_warming

  • Seasonal glacier and snow melt from the mountain range feeds rivers that supplies water to about 40% of the world's population. 

     The United Nations Environment Programme (Unep), in its latest Snow and Ice Outlook report, said the ice sheets in the region could retreat by up to 81% by the end of the century.

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  Clay Burell on 2007-08-01
  Effects of glacial and Himalayan melting on world water supply at end is notable.
  

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