Editor's Summary
17 November 2005
High anxiety
Glacial lakes in Nepal, swollen by meltwater, threaten to flood local communities. On the other side of the Himalayas, Tibetan herdsmen struggle to feed livestock on a deteriorating landscape. Is this a taste of what climate change could mean in human terms?
News Feature: Climate change: The long-range forecast
The Himalayas, roof of the world, are springing a leak. As the climate warms up, melting glaciers are threatening the livelihoods of millions. David Cyranoski reports.
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