Himalayan glaciers will shrink by almost 10 percent, even if temperatures hold steady
Posted: 16 Nov 2012 09:46 AM PST
If Bhutan’s climate did not warm, glaciers in the monsoonal Himalayas would still shrink by almost 10 percent within the next few decades. What’s more, the amount of melt water coming off these glaciers could drop by 30 percent.