Pachauri however says that the controversy should not take away attention from the fact that Himalayan glaciers like those in other parts of the world are in fact retreating due to global warming.

VOA: standard.2010.01.23

"He was told of a plan to take the bathyscaphe to the deepest part of the ocean, roughly 11,500 meters That really got my attention because I knew I was going to be a part of it."

VOA: standard.2010.06.21