Topic: Subcontinental Smut: Is Soot the Culprit Behind Melting Himalayan Glaciers?

[sam]

The Himalaya Mountain region is warming up three to five times faster than the global trends—or about half a degree Celsius per decade—and many of its glaciers are rapidly losing mass. Greenhouse gases alone cannot explain this warming, however, and several new studies are pointing to an old form of pollution: soot.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=subcontinental-smut-himalayas

[Sandra]

Has anyone thought that as those mountains are nearer to the sun than most other places on earth, then the increasing activity of the sun would affect them more than everywhere else 

[Clive]

That seems a very sound theory Dr. Sandra.  Definitely worth a PhD. 

[GillE]

I bet it's the yetis.

[Rik]

 

Are they still going, it's ages since I've seen them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8awm86cCk8A

[GillE]

They're certainly still going, and jolly good entertainment they are too.  I saw them play a charity Christmas concert in a nearby village hall a couple of years ago and it was great - all the old songs plus lots of Christmas carols and a few slightly smutty jokes.

Even after all these years they're worth seeing for a good old singalong .

[Rik]

Happy days.

[Simon]

Great topic diversion! 

[Clive]

Can't fault it Simon.  10/10 to Gill!   

[Rik]

I surely rate an assist?

[Clive]

I would go so far as to rate it a double act Rik!   

[Rik]

 

Very astute of you, Clive.

[Simon]

Why break the habit of a lifetime, Rik? 

[Tony]

A you all make me laugh, it's a lovely cosy little club you have going here. I'm not being sarcastic, I really mean it.

Survey coming up:

What did we all do with our time before the internet? Are you a one forum aficionado? I'm sure Sandra's a flirt, in that she flits about from one forum to another.

I cannot think what I did before the net, mind you that could be an age thing   
And yes I flit about a bit, depending what's taking my attention up at the time.

[Rik]

There's no doubting that I had more face to face contact before the 'net, Tony, and that nowadays a lot of my friends are on line. I should add, though, that being agoraphobic, that's actually been a benefit to me. Another element is that, being retired, I have more time to be online.

Netters is my primary forum, Pals my secondary, and I do visit two or three others regularly, ie at least daily.