Himalayan Glaciers - Asian glaciers getting bigger

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Himalayas are believed to emerge about 70 million of years ago, as a result of collision between India and Asia via the Indo Australian and Eurasian plates, being the home of the world's highest peaks, such as Mount Everest, K2, Kangchenjunga, Lhotse for example. Recently, along with climate change debates around glacier melt trend in High Asia, new studies revealed that despite the global warming evidence, Himalayan glaciers are actually getting bigger. To find out more about Himalayan glaciers, their history and current status read this book.

Product details

• Assisted by: Edward R. Miller-Jones (Editor), Edwar R Miller-Jones (Editor)
• Publisher: FastBook Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.05.2012
• EAN: 9786130130725
• ISBN: 978-613-0-13072-5
• No. of pages: 176
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences