Following the debate on IPCC’s Himalayan glacier statement, scientists involved in the study of latin-american glaciers offer their perspective on glacial melt in the Americas : http://www.iai.int/files/communications/publications/communique/IAI_communique_2_2010.pdf
Most glaciers are shrinking, some may survive some will disappear, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions, but communities depending on rivers fed by glaciers and snow must already learn to adapt to changes in seasonal water flows .