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Agence France-Presse: Sharp increases in temperature driven by global warming are melting China's Himalayan glaciers, an impact that threatens habitats, tourism and economic development, says a study released Tuesday.
Of 111 weather stations scattered across southwestern China, 77 percent showed significant upticks in temperatures between 1961 and 2008, according to the study, published in a British peer-reviewed journal, Environmental Research Letters.
At the 14 monitoring stations above 4,000 metres (13,123 feet),......
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China’s glaciers in meltdown mode: study
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on October 25th, 2011
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