Portal:Geography/Featured picture/2006, week 27

Termini of the glaciers in the Bhutan-Himalaya.
Termini of the glaciers in the Bhutan-Himalaya.

Termini of the glaciers in the Bhutan-Himalaya. Glacial lakes have been rapidly forming on the surface of the debris-covered glaciers in this region during the last few decades. USGS researchers have found a strong correlation between increasing temperatures and glacial retreat in this region.

Image credit: NASA.