Talk:Glacier growing
Latest comment: 9 years ago by Mountaincirque in topic Likely a hoax
| This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Glacier growing article. This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject. |
Article policies
|
| Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL |
 | This article is rated Start-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale. It is of interest to the following WikiProjects: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
Hoax? edit
The technique described here seems to be a hoax. There is a method of glacier grafting in Pakistan, but it was developed in the 90ties by the retired engineer Chewang Norphel and involves thin metal pipes and a system of dams. See for example:
- "Artificial Glaciers" Aid Farmers in Himalayas, Pallava Bagla, National Geographic News, September 4, 2001
- Chewang Norphel, Biography at Rainwaterharvesting.org
Would be good to write a better version of this article ... --Jo (talk) 20:49, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
Likely a hoax edit
Funny, though. I'm afraid some administrator needs to remove this page, alas. Wilson44691 (talk) 09:54, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
- OK, after doing more reading, I'm not so sure! Legends and reports are confusing on this topic. A glaciologist needs to sort this one out. If it is a hoax, it is very thorough. Wilson44691 (talk) 11:14, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
- Unfortunate you did not go through the refs given. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/globalwarming/6449982/Indian-engineer-builds-new-glaciers-to-stop-global-warming.html It was featured in telegraph. Please undo your edits that removed links at the soonest. Doorvery far (talk) 09:37, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
- Yes, of course. "The Telegraph" never publishes hoaxes.Eregli bob (talk) 03:38, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
- Perhaps the whole thing is a hoax, or perhaps justa a false believe, but this article is not a hoax. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 22:38, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
- As an academic specialist on this (having written a thesis on it), this is not a hoax, there are references to other academic sources here that show that also. However, the article is strangely slanted towards techniques in Pakistan and needs to be made more general in nature, the page should also note that this process is normally referred to as artifical glaciation in the himalayan region. I will try to address the article when I have time. Mountaincirque 19:45, 9 July 2014 (UTC)
- Perhaps the whole thing is a hoax, or perhaps justa a false believe, but this article is not a hoax. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 22:38, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
- Yes, of course. "The Telegraph" never publishes hoaxes.Eregli bob (talk) 03:38, 26 July 2012 (UTC)