Glacier recession and expansion in Hindu Kush-Himalayas and Central Asia Glaciers in 2000
Ts. Tuyuksuyskiy Tutek
Batyrbay Raigorodskiy Mushketov CHINA Urumquihe S. No.1 Ngojumba Melung
Chhule Langdak
Cholo NEPAL BANGLADESH INDIA
Glaciers average lenght variation in surveied years
Metres
100 200 300
0
-300 -200 -100
-400 -500
Notes:
1. Dudh Koshi basin variations recorded between 2000 and 2007. 2. Central Asia variations recorded in different years, for a time range of at least 5 years.
Sources: ICIMOD online database, accessed in July 2010; ICIMOD, Change in Glacial Environment of Everest Region, Nepal, 2008; WGMS online database, accessed in July 2010.
Dudh Koshi basin
Inkhu Lumding W. Chamiang Khumbu Imja
Glaciers disappeared between 1960s and 2000
Mt. Everest
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