Monday, April 18, 2011

IPCC EXPRESSES REGRET OVER GLACIER MELTING CONCLUSION

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
A paragraph in the 2007 Working Group II report ("Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability"), chapter 10 included a projection that Himalayan glaciers could disappear by 2035.
Glaciers in the Himalaya are receding faster than in any other part of the world (see Table 10.9) and, if the present rate continues, the likelihood of them disappearing by the year 2035 and perhaps sooner is very high if the Earth keeps warming at the current rate. Its total area will likely shrink from the present 500,000 to 100,000 km2 by the year 2035 (WWF, 2005).
This projection was not included in the final summary for policymakers. The IPCC has since acknowledged that the date is incorrect, while reaffirming that the conclusion in the final summary was robust. They expressed regret for "the poor application of well-established IPCC procedures in this instance".
MANSAGAR LAKE
Mansagar Lake is a manmade water body, situated between Amber and Jaipur, in Jaipur District.
is a scientific intergovernmental body tasked with evaluating the risk of climate change caused by human activity. The panel was established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), two organizations of the United Nations. The IPCC shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former Vice President of the United States Al Gore.

It was formed due to instituting a dam across river Darbhawati between Khilangarh hills and the hilly ridge on the opposite hill. Jal Mahal, an architectural monument, is situated in the midst of the lake. Surrounded by hills, it is the home for a variety of migratory and resident birds.

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