the panel was forced to retract a statement in its 2007 report saying all himalayan glaciers could melt entirely by 2035.
the panel was forced to retract a statement in its 2007 report saying all himalayan glaciers could melt entirely by 2035.
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a paragraph in the 2007 working group ii report ("impacts, adaptation and vulnerability"), chapter 10 included a projection that himalayan glaciers could disappear by 2035 glaciers in the himalaya are receding faster than in any other part of the world (see table 10.9) and, if the present rate continues, the likelihood of them disappearing by the year 2035 and perhaps sooner is very high if the earth keeps warming at the current rate.