Himalayan glaciers : : climate change, water resources, and water security / / Committee on Himalayan Glaciers, Hydrology, Climate Change, and Implications for Water Security, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Water Science and Technology Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies.
"Scientific evidence shows that most glaciers in South Asia's Hindu Kush Himalayan region are retreating, but the consequences for the region's water supply are unclear, this report finds. The Hindu Kush Himalayan region is the location of several of Asia's great river systems, w...
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National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,
National Research Council (U.S.). Water Science and Technology Board, National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Population, National Research Council (U.S.). Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, |
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Place / Publishing House: | Washington, District of Columbia : : National Academies Press,, [2012] 2012 |
Year of Publication: | 2012 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (155 pages) :; illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
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