claim: In 1999 New Scientist reported a comment by the leading Indian glaciologist Syed Hasnain, who said in an email interview with this author that all the glaciers in the central and eastern Himalayas could disappear by 2035.
evidence: New Scientist has drawn attention to Hasnain's claim about the timing of glaciers disappearing : Glaciers in the Himalaya are receding faster than in any other part of the world and, if the present rate continues, the likelihood of them disappearing by the year 2035 is very high, says the International Commission for Snow and Ice ( ICSI ) in its recent study on Asian glaciers.