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Hoax?

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:

Would be good to write a better version of this article ... --Jo (talk) 20:49, 9 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Likely a hoax

Funny, though. I'm afraid some administrator needs to remove this page, alas. Wilson44691 (talk) 09:54, 23 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

Yes, of course. "The Telegraph" never publishes hoaxes.Eregli bob (talk) 03:38, 26 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]

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. Mountain^cirque 19:45, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Could you contribute more to this article? It's really fascinating Mountain^{cirque. Crosji (talk) 04:42, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Crosji I will try to find time to check the references. There have been some new developments, including 'ice stupas' which is a pyramidal design rather than flat. As noted earlier, I wrote a masters thesis and interviewed Chewang Norphel in person, as well as visiting two of the sites in 2010. Mountaincirque^talk 08:11, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]}