India Environment Minister under Fire over Glaciers
NEW DELHI, November 10, 2009 (AFP) - India's environment minister came under fire Tuesday from scientists for denying climate change was causing Himalayan glaciers to melt and disputing the work of the UN's top global warming body.Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said Monday there was no "conclusive scientific evidence" linking global warming to the melting of the glaciers and questioned work by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).The IPCC, a UN body regarded as the world's top authority on climate change, has warned Himalayan glaciers are receding faster than in any other part of the world and could "disappear altogether by 2035 if not sooner".Shresth Tayal, a …
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Article title: India Environment Minister under Fire over Glaciers.
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Publication date: November 11, 2009.
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