This Xinhua story gives a sense of just how fast some of the glaciers are receding. It says that along the east side of the Tanggula Mountain Pass, glaciers are pulling back at a rate of a quarter kilometer a... ...full story at Tim Johnson
from Tim Johnson on Fri, Feb 06 2009
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