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Indian environment minister Jairam Ramesh contests climate change political correctness with release of Himalayan glacier discussion paper: "Himalayan Glaciers - State-of-Art Review of Glacial Studies, Glacial Retreat and Climate Change" by V.K.Raina, Ex. Deputy Director General, Geological Survey of India - read whole paper. Media Reports: November 10, 2009: "Government quells panic over Himalayan glacial melt", by Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times, New Delhi, India. “Nothing abnormal is happening to Indian glaciers,” said Raina. “They’re retreating because of negative mass balance. There’s no evidence of climate change.”
Read the whole piece. November 10, 2009: "'No proof of Himalayan ice melting due to climate change'", The Times of India, India. “Dr Raina said, "None of our glaciers under monitoring are recording abnormal retreat.”
Read the whole piece. November 9, 2009: "'India 'arrogant' to deny global warming link to melting glaciers'", by Randeep Ramesh, The Guardian, Kings Cross, London, U.K.. “Jairam Ramesh, India's environment minister, released the controversial report in Delhi, saying it would "challenge the conventional wisdom" about melting ice in the mountains.”
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