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Himalayan glaciers growing despite warming

By T.K. Randall
April 17, 2012 · Comment icon 28 comments

Image Credit: NASA
Despite talk of global warming and melting ice sheets the Himalayan glaciers appear to be growing.
Over a nine year period French scientists created 3D maps of one part of the Himalayas which showed that while glaciers around the world are reported to be shrinking in size, these appear to be getting larger. The findings continue to fuel controversy over the true impact of climate change. "In our warming world, there are regions of the Earth where, for a few years or decades, the atmosphere is not warming or is even cooling," said project leader Julie Gardelle. "So it is not really a big surprise that there are some regions where the temperature is not rising and the Karakoram may be one of those."
In the Karakoram mountain range on the border of Pakistan and China, glaciers have defied global warming to become marginally larger over a decade, researchers said.


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Recent comments on this story
Comment icon #19 Posted by questionmark 13 years ago
This is because Global warming is a lie. The Poles are getting warmer but there is snow falling in deserts around the world. There is no "global Warming", there is a polar shift taking place. Just look around..... If it was "global warming" the entire globe would be getting hotter, but that is not the case. Yeh, the poles are shifting all around the equator...sure thing. And lately the sun goes up in the North.
Comment icon #20 Posted by Framling 13 years ago
This is because Global warming is a lie. The Poles are getting warmer but there is snow falling in deserts around the world. There is no "global Warming", there is a polar shift taking place. Just look around..... If it was "global warming" the entire globe would be getting hotter, but that is not the case. The whole polar shifting thing is a hoax. It probably did it when the continents were much closer together but they're much too far apart right now to affect the poles in this century. Or the next few thousand. Give or take a billion.
Comment icon #21 Posted by angi chiesa 13 years ago
Something is happening to the planets climate. I live in Thailand and you may be aware that in 2011 we had heavy rain well before the rainy season and some time after.Flooding as never before.I also spen several months of the year on my sailing boat in Crete. The summer Meltemi last year was noticable weak.However the winter gales has been dramatic.In the Mediteranean the seasons have gone back about a month since ten years ago.This has been noted by the company that produce the sailing pilot books.Is this global warming ?
Comment icon #22 Posted by JayMark 13 years ago
Come on commenters...I know you are smarter than this...do some research - and follow the money. The truth will be borne out, I promise. Go on. What is this truth? The question of global warming belongs to the scientific domain to begin with. And it's not an opinion or a theory. A smart person would go on and look at the physics behind it to get the picture, not just "think" that it might be fake for economical/political reasons. Peace.
Comment icon #23 Posted by JayMark 13 years ago
This is because Global warming is a lie. The Poles are getting warmer but there is snow falling in deserts around the world. There is no "global Warming", there is a polar shift taking place. Just look around..... If it was "global warming" the entire globe would be getting hotter, but that is not the case. Global climate is driven by a multitude of heat distribution mechanisms. If I follow your logic, the temperature should be the same everywhere in the world. Considering they aren't, how do you think we can determine the global temperature? Yes, by making an average of all the temperatures r... [More]
Comment icon #24 Posted by DexGHenry 13 years ago
alot of interesting points of view here
Comment icon #25 Posted by Hilander 13 years ago
If they do pass a carbon tax big oil won't be the one paying it, we will. I think they just need to keep researching ways to really reduce our dependence on oil. Then don't allow some big oil company to buy the patent and put it on the shelf somewhere.
Comment icon #26 Posted by JayMark 13 years ago
If they do pass a carbon tax big oil won't be the one paying it, we will. I think they just need to keep researching ways to really reduce our dependence on oil. Then don't allow some big oil company to buy the patent and put it on the shelf somewhere. We could already reduce by a lot our dependence on oil. We have plenty of ways. Literally. Same for gas and other fossiel fuel. The problem comes from the fossil industries themselves. They pull all the strings. They are the most influent people on the earth. Governments could fight them. But they don't, of course. They eat in their hands. Here ... [More]
Comment icon #27 Posted by ealdwita 13 years ago
I spend a good part of the year living and working in Pokhara, Nepal which is at the foot of the Annapurna Range. We don't have any glaciers in our area, but I've spoken to Sherpas from the Eastern regions who seem to vary in their opinions on glacial growth. I have my suspicions that their stories of glacial growth or shrinkage depends on who was financing the expeditions they were portering for! Apparently, scientists are worried about the many glacial lakes we have here, such as Tsho Rolpa bursting their banks and threatening villages below them. This happened a while ago at Dig Tsho and de... [More]
Comment icon #28 Posted by jgorman628 13 years ago
I prefer the term climate change. There is no doubt that the CO2 in the atmosphere has an effect on the climate, just what sort of effect is a mystery. Regardless, the Earth has gone through it before and will cope.
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