Ancient 100-kilometer Himalayan glacier once reached lower than many of India's famous hill stations
A new study published in Quaternary Science Reviews dates the dramatic collapse of one of the largest glaciers ever documented in the Himalayas. The findings overturn a long-held assumption about…
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