WEAKER INDIAN MONSOON IS INFLUENCING THE SHRINKING OF GLACIERS- CHINA

Changes in climate regimes, primarily weaker Indian monsoon and strong westerly are responsible for rapid retreat of glaciers on Tibetan plateau (eastern and central Himalayas) and gaining of glaciers (mass balance) on Karakoram and the Pamir plateaus respectively. The study based on the 30 years of satellite and field measurements of glaciers on the Third Pole analyzed the lengths and surface areas of about 7,100 glaciers and studied changes in mass balance of 15 glaciers. It has debunked the earlier study which said that Tibetan glaciers are growing.
15 July
http://www.nature.com/news/tibetan-glaciers-shrinking-rapidly-1.11010