Aug 26 2006

Glaciers Grow: Global Whining Scientists Panic

Category: global whining, scienceSteve @ 08:05 am

Admit it, these guys have no clue what’s going on… 

Researchers studied the western Himalaya(BBC News) Global warming could be causing some glaciers to grow, a new study claims.

Researchers at Newcastle University looked at temperature trends in the western Himalaya over the past century.  They found warmer winters and cooler summers, combined with more snow and rainfall, could be causing some mountain glaciers to increase in size.

The findings are significant, because temperature and rain and snow trends in the area impact on water availability for more than 50 million Pakistanis.  Researchers focussed on the Upper Indus Basin, which is the mainstay of the national economy of Pakistan and has 170,000 sq km of irrigated land - an area two-thirds the size of the UK.

Dr Hayley Fowler, senior research associate at the university’s school of civil engineering and geosciences, said: “Very little research of this kind has been carried out in this region and yet the findings from our work have implications for the water supplies of around 50 million people in Pakistan.

Did you catch the money quote?  Little research has been done, but it’s time to begin the wailing and gnashing of teeth.  The agenda is to induce panic to further social and political ends.  Give it up already….