Understanding glacier changes

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Kenneth Hewitt, professor at Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, Canada writes a three-part series on the recent coverage of retreating glaciers in the Himalayas, stressing that the biggest challenges stem from inadequate information and monitoring, and limited scientific understanding of these high elevation glaciers.

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