Only more research focused on the differences between glaciers in heavily populated areas and those in uninhabited ones like Siachen will answer this question definitively. But relying upon population growth and desertification to prolong their lives would be robbing Peter to pay Paul.
这个问题要得到最终解答，还需要进一步研究人口稠密地区和无人地区冰川的不同表现。无论如何，如果导致冰川后退中止的是人口增长和荒漠化，那也不是什么值得庆幸的事情。