Glaciers Melting At An Alarming Rate
July 17, 2007 @ 08:05 AM (EST)
Source: int.iol.co.za
Beijing - Massive glaciers in north-west China have melted at an alarming rate over the past 40 years, with global warming believed to be the culprit, scientists said in comments published on Friday.
China's remote Xinjiang region is home to nearly half of the nation's glaciers that supply the rest of the country and other parts of Asia with water.
However they have shrunk by 20 percent and snow lines there have receded by about 60 metres since 1964, the Chinese Academy of Sciences said in a report, according to the official Xinhua news agency.
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