Creating glaciers out of thin air
Andrew Buncombe: Chewang Norphel has an ingenious solution to the droughts in his Himalayan homeland.
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A distraction of Himalayan proportions
A claim that the mountain glaciers of the Himalayas will vanish by 2035 has been debunked. Climate-change sceptics are jubilant. They shouldn't be, says Steve Connor. Their disappearance is still only a matter of time
Going for a song: a mysterious vanishing act
A much-loved summer visitor is fast disappearing, and no one knows why
Cyclo-therapy: 'There are few things more spiriting than a crisp morning cycle ride through London’s befrosted parks'
The bad-weather cyclists are out in force in London.
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