29-08-2011, 01:42 AM
Of course some extrapolations are oversights by some. Glacier National Park had 125 glaciers 100 yrs. ago or less. It now has 25 & rapidly losing the those. There are phenomena like that that relate to statements about the Himalayas because its glaciers are also rapidly melting. Of course its higher elevations mean it won't lose them as soon. The fear is, as you know, if they all melted the 2-3 billion people that depend on their water will be outa luck. One would think desalinization will ultimately be the solution for water shortages.