himalayan_glaciers mp21k Himalayan glaciers feed into seven of Asia's biggest rivers: the Ganges; Indus; Brahmaputra; Mekong; Thanlwin, formerly known as the Salween; Yangtze and Yellow. 050314 ... WWF In a report, the Switzerland-based World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature said the rate of retreat of the Asian mountain range's glaciers is accelerating because of global warming, and has now reached 33-49 feet a year. The shrinking of Himalayan glaciers could fuel an upswing in flooding in China, India and Nepal, before creating water shortages for hundreds of millions of people across the region... 050314 ... http WWF - The Global Conservation Organization Global conservation, research, environmental advocacy, and restoration organization formerly known as the World Wildlife Fund. Provides news, research and ... http://www.panda.org/ 050314 ... 3142005 http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/climate_change/news/news.cfm?uNewsID=19111 Water crisis looms as Himalayan glaciers retreat 050314 ... three words himalayan_glaciers towards_understanding four_gated_city 060417 what's it to you? who go blather from