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Scientists watch as remote Chinese glaciers melt at shocking pace Reuters
mardi, 10 novembre 2020 à 14:24 - The melting in the mountains could peak within a decade, after which snow melt would sharply decrease due to the smaller, fewer glaciers.
QILIAN MOUNTAINS, China (Reuters) - Glaciers in China s bleak Qilian mountains are disappearing at a shocking rate as global warming brings unpredictable change and raises the prospect of crippling, long-term water shortages, scientists say.
The largest glacier in the 800-km (500-mile) mountain chain on the arid northeastern edge of the Tibetan plateau has retreated about 450 metres since the 1950s, when researchers set up China s first monitoring station to study it.