2009Oct4: Glaciers in the Himalayas and the Tibetan plateau are melting at an accelerated rate because of the effects of black carbon, according to scientists in Delhi and Beijing. Black carbon is produced from diesel fumes and cooking with wood, crop waste or cow dung (Guardian.co.uk, 2009).
Reference: Guardian.co.uk http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/oct/04/climate-change-melting-himalayan-glaciers
Image Description: View of Bhutan Himalayas. Image created by overlaying an ASTER simulated natural color image over digital topography from the ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model data set. ASTER scene acquired 2001Nov20. Image Location: NASA http://nasa-image.blogspot.com/2009_06_28_archive.html Image Permission: This file is in the public domain because it was created by NASA.
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