• The glaciers in Bhutan, which covers about 3 percent of the total surface area, are responsible for feeding all rivers of Bhutan except the Amochu and...
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    number of glaciers in Bhutan are classed as "valley" and "mountain glaciers," although significant numbers of "ice apron," and "niche glacier" types also...
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    jökulhlaups. Bhutan's glaciers are melting. A 2008 United Nations report suggested that due to rising temperatures, glaciers in Bhutan were retreating...
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    of glaciers in Bhutan List of glaciers in India List of glaciers in Nepal List of glaciers in Pakistan The majority of Europe's glaciers are found in the...
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    patterns than to flooding directly attributable to glacier or snow melt. Because the state of glaciers in Bhutan involves questions of climate change, the topic...
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    Example of a mountain glacier retreat: White Chuck Glacier, Washington The retreat of glaciers since 1850 a well-documented effect of climate change. The...
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    for hydropower in the world. Melting glaciers caused by climate change are a growing concern in Bhutan. The precise etymology of "Bhutan" is unknown, although...
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    major glaciers. Geography of Bhutan Glaciers of Bhutan List of rivers of Bhutan Tirwa, Badan (2008-01-19). "Managing health disaster". Thimphu: Bhutan Observer...
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    Himalayas (redirect from Himalayan glaciers)
    debris-covered glaciers in the Bhutan Himalaya during the last few decades. Studies have measured an approximately 13% overall decrease in glacial coverage in the...
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    Several glaciers are contained within the range, including Gangotri Glacier, and Satopanth Glacier. Political entities which have territory in this range...
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