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Tue Jan-19-10 02:16 PM
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UN climate body admits 'mistake' on Himalayan glaciers

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Source: bbc

The vice-chairman of the UN's climate science panel admits that it made a mistake in asserting that Himalayan glaciers could disappear by 2035.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) included the date in its 2007 assessment of climate impacts.

A number of scientists have recently disputed the 2035 figure, and Jean-Pascal van Ypersele told BBC News that it was an error and would be reviewed.

But he said it did not change the broad picture of man-made climate change.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8468358.stm

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