Glacial monitoring suggests that the average annual retreat was around 5m, although a few glaciers were observed to have higher retreat, such as the Pindari glacier in the Central Himalayas which was observed to have an annual retreat of 8-10m. Studies also revealed that fluctuation of the glacier snout is not a simple phenomenon that can be attributed to climate change, but in fact is the result of complex regional and local phenomenon.
The studies undertaken from mid 1970s till date have revealed the following interesting findings related to the glaciers in the Indian Himalayas:
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