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Scientists in the Himalayas are battling poor resources to protect the area from the effects of climate change. T. V. Padma reports

August 17, 2007 – 1:35 am

Monitoring climate change at the top of the world
T. V. Padma
16 August 2007
Source: SciDev.Net

Nepal’s Khumbu glacier

Nestled in the Himalayas, bordering the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, lies tiny landlocked Nepal. The barely 250km stretch from south to north sees a land rise from under one hundred metres above sea level to 8000 metres, and climate [...]

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