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Himalayan Glaciers Climate Change, Water Resources, and Water Security Scientific evidence shows that most glaciers in South Asia’s Hindu Kush Himalayan region are retreating, but the consequences for the region’s w
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Document Date: 2012-09-12 10:55:21


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Palisades / New York / Greenbelt / Columbus / Cambridge / Oakland / College Park / Arlington / Washington / /

Company

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory / National Academies Press / Social / /

Continent

Asia / /

Country

Nepal / Bangladesh / Pakistan / Afghanistan / China / India / Bhutan / Tibet / Europe / /

Event

Environmental Issue / Reorganization / Natural Disaster / /

Facility

Glacial Retreat / Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory / NASA Goddard Institute of Space Studies / Glacier retreat / Joint Global Change Research Institute / Columbia University / City University of New York / Jr. Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Baruch College / Ohio State University / The Ohio State University / University of California / NASA Goddard Space Flight Center / University of Colorado / Pacific Institute / /

IndustryTerm

glacier insurance / river systems / water management / final product / /

NaturalFeature

Alps / Climate Variations Affect Glacial Retreat Glaciers / Ganges / Himalayan / Danube River / Indus / Tibetan Plateau / /

Organization

Columbia University / National Research Council / Space Flight Center / Pacific Institute for Studies / University of California / Berkeley / Massachusetts Institute of Technology / National Academy of Sciences / University of California / Irvine / NASA Goddard Institute of Space Studies / Baruch College / Joint Global Change Research Institute / Board on Atmospheric Science and Climate / University of Colorado / Boulder / National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Committee on Himalayan Glaciers / Hydrology / Climate Change / and Implications for Water Security / Nature Conservancy / The Ohio State University / the City University of New York / /

Person

Mark W. Williams / Drew Shindell / Deborah Balk / Maggie Walser / Laura J. Helsabeck / Richard Matthew / Peter Gleick / Robert McDonald / Henry J. Vaux / Jr. / Shelly Freeland / Elizabeth L. Malone / /

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Position

Senior Program Officer / Senior Program Assistant / Consultant / Officer / Director / Chair / /

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Ohio / Virginia / Maryland / New York / California / Massachusetts / Colorado / D.C. / /

PublishedMedium

the Hindu / /

Region

South Asia / /

Technology

flash / /

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www.nap.edu / http /

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