Chinese Satellites Discover 42 "New" Glaciers On Tibet-Qinghai Plateau - Reuters

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BEIJING (Reuters) - China has discovered 42 glaciers on the roof of the world, the Qinghai-Tibet plateau where ice is shrinking due to global warming, and the group could be the biggest of them all, state media said on Tuesday.

Beijing has become increasingly concerned about global warming as studies show glaciers retreating on the plateau, where China's largest rivers originate.

The 49 glaciers were found by satellite imagery in Bomi County which has an average altitude of 4,200 metres above sea level, the China Daily reported.

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China has about 46,000 glaciers, totalling 60,000 square kilometres primarily in Tibet and Xinjiang. Over the past century, the area of the glaciers has shrunk by around 30 percent.

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http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-29702720070925

[Greyskye]

1. It used to be 1 glacier...

...before it melted into 42 small ones.

[baldguy]

2. China is investing state capital in basic science.

[XemaSab]

3. Hey, TIbet's glaciers have increased 49-fold since Chinese occupation!

:D

[Dead_Parrot]

4. How long do you think it'll be...

...before some wingnut claims climate change is all bunk, because there's more glaciers now then there were last month?
:grr: