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Take tiered approach to tackle climate change melting glaciers, altering r
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): Climate change is causing river runoffs and melting of glaciers located in the Himalayan range and the seasonality of flow in rivers in the region like the Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra will continue to increase till the 2050s, says a new study which suggest
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Scientists conduct aerial survey of glaciers in Chamoli
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], May 30 (ANI): A team of scientists on Saturday conducted an aerial survey of glaciers at the origin of Rishiganga river in Chamoli.
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IIT scientists' suggests satellite-based monitoring of glacial catchments
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): A recent study carried out by the scientist of Indian Institue of Technology (IIT) Kanpur suggests satellite-based real-time monitoring of Himalayan glacial catchments would improve understanding of flood risk in the region and help inform an early flood wa
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Uttarakhand govt to probe Chamoli glacier burst incident
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], February 16 (ANI): Uttarakhand Irrigation Minister Satpal Maharaj on Monday, said that the state government will create a department to investigate the cause of the glacier burst incident in Chamoli and monitoring of the glaciers through satellite.
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Anil Baluni gives zero hour notice in RS on mechanism to study glaciers to
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): BJP MP Anil Baluni on Wednesday gave zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha over the need for a mechanism to study glaciers to manage and prevent disasters such as the recent glacier burst in Chamoli, Uttarakhand.
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Worsening rifts, fractures spotted at two of Antarctica's key glaciers
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): Satellite imagery has revealed that two of the fastest-changing glaciers in Antarctica are fracturing and weakening faster than ever - the first step towards the glaciers disintegrating and causing sea levels to rise dramatically.
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Over 37 yrs, glaciers in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve's Rishikesh catchmen
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], September 9 (ANI): Glaciers in Rishikesh catchment area of world heritage site Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve are depleting fast due to climate change, with a reduction of almost 10 per cent in almost four decades, says a study by the Ministry of Environment and
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Study finds far higher than expected rate of underwater glacial melting
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 29 (ANI): According to a breakthrough study, scientists using robotic kayaks have discovered that the Tidewater glaciers, the massive rivers of ice that end in the ocean, maybe melting underwater much faster than previously thought.
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New Zealand glaciers turn brown from Australian bush fire, might melt fast
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], Jan 2 (ANI): Snow and glaciers in New Zealand have turned caramel brown after being exposed to dust and ash from the Australian bushfires, with one expert fearing this could increase the risk of them melting faster this year.
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Climate change is real; nine climate tipping points now 'active'
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 29 (ANI): While there has been a lot of hue and cry over climate crisis, there still are people who don't believe that the change is real. But science believes so with not just one but nine evident proofs!
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There's no Earth B: Children skip school to walk the talk on climate chang
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sept 27 (ANI): "We have to raise our thoughts, not the sea levels," was the hard-hitting message echoing the parliament street adjoining Jantar Mantar here on Friday when dozens of children skipped school to draw everyone's attention to today's urgency - climate change!
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World heritage glaciers are set to disappear by 2100, reveals study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 1 (ANI): World Heritage Glaciers such as the Grosser Aletschgletscher in the Swiss Alps, Khumbu Glacier in the Himalayas and Greenland's Jakobshavn Isbrae are set to disappear completely by 2100 if the current emission scenario continues, researchers have claime
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