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Posted Tue Dec 18 2007: from NPR: Worries About Water as Chinese Glacier Retreats http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1197936536 "China's lowest glacier, the Mingyong glacier -- an enormous, dirty, craggy mass of ice wedged in a mountain valley 8,900 feet above sea level -- is melting. And as it melts, the glacier on the edge of the Tibetan plateau is retreating up the mountain faster than experts can believe." [Read more stories about: melting glaciers, water issues, faster than expected] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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