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Nearly 1,700 Ancient Viruses Unknown To Science Found In Melting Himalayan Ice
Researchers have unearthed nearly 1,700 ancient virus species hidden within the glacial ice of the Himalayas, a new study has found.
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Kashmir's Ski Industry Melts As Temperatures Rise In Gulmarg
Winter in the Himalayas should mean blanketing snow, and for Gulmarg in Kashmir, one of the highest ski resorts in the world, that usually means thousands of tourists. This year, the deep powder once taken for granted is gone.
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Covid Lockdown Prevented Melting Of 27 Tonnes Of Himalayan Ice, Snow: Study
The authors estimate that the reduced anthropogenic pollutant emissions during the Indian lockdown was responsible for 71.6 per cent of the reduction in radiative forcing on snow in April 2020 compared to the same period in 2019.
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Amid Killer Heat Wave In India, Big Warning About Melting Ice In Himalayas
Rapidly melting glaciers in Asia's Hindu Kush Himalayan region home to the world's highest mountains are threatening the lives and livelihoods of as many as two billion people downstream, according to a new study.
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Himalayan Plateau Threatening Rapid Fall Down Due To Melting Permafrost: Study
Himalayan Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is threatening rapid fall down due to permafrost melting brought by global warming, as per a research published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment.
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Glaciers In Karakoram Region Stable, Others Melting Faster: Government
Glaciers in the Karakoram region are in a stable condition, but those feeding the Ganga and the Brahmaputra river basins are melting at a faster rate, the Earth Sciences Ministry has said.
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Last Remaining Tropical Glaciers Will Melt Away In 10 Years
The last remaining tropical glaciers between the Himalayas and the Andes will disappear in the next decade owing to climate change, a new study has found, stressing that the glacier's melt rate is similar to visiting a terminal cancer patient and documenting the change in their body but not being able to do anything about it.
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More Terror Attacks Likely in Jammu And Kashmir In Coming Weeks: CRPF
The attack on a CRPF camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora this morning could be the first of several over the next few weeks, security officials have said. Intelligence reports indicate that more such attacks could be carried out as the snow in the Himalayas melt and more terrorists infiltrate into India.
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Choking Air, Melting Glaciers: How Global Warming is Changing India
The glaciers in the Himalayas are melting fast, agricultural heartland is drying up and the national capital New Delhi is choking on the world's filthiest air.
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Walkathon in Himalayas to See Glaciers Melting
To get a first-hand experience of life in the high-altitude Himalayas and understand the impact of melting of glaciers due to global warming, a group of people, including researchers and youngsters, will undertake a two-week trek next month.
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India, China to cooperate over Himalayan glaciers: Jairam
India and China are in talks to monitor the melting Himalayan icecaps.
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Nearly 1,700 Ancient Viruses Unknown To Science Found In Melting Himalayan Ice
Researchers have unearthed nearly 1,700 ancient virus species hidden within the glacial ice of the Himalayas, a new study has found.
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Kashmir's Ski Industry Melts As Temperatures Rise In Gulmarg
Winter in the Himalayas should mean blanketing snow, and for Gulmarg in Kashmir, one of the highest ski resorts in the world, that usually means thousands of tourists. This year, the deep powder once taken for granted is gone.
-
Covid Lockdown Prevented Melting Of 27 Tonnes Of Himalayan Ice, Snow: Study
The authors estimate that the reduced anthropogenic pollutant emissions during the Indian lockdown was responsible for 71.6 per cent of the reduction in radiative forcing on snow in April 2020 compared to the same period in 2019.
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Amid Killer Heat Wave In India, Big Warning About Melting Ice In Himalayas
Rapidly melting glaciers in Asia's Hindu Kush Himalayan region home to the world's highest mountains are threatening the lives and livelihoods of as many as two billion people downstream, according to a new study.
-
Himalayan Plateau Threatening Rapid Fall Down Due To Melting Permafrost: Study
Himalayan Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is threatening rapid fall down due to permafrost melting brought by global warming, as per a research published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment.
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Glaciers In Karakoram Region Stable, Others Melting Faster: Government
Glaciers in the Karakoram region are in a stable condition, but those feeding the Ganga and the Brahmaputra river basins are melting at a faster rate, the Earth Sciences Ministry has said.
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Last Remaining Tropical Glaciers Will Melt Away In 10 Years
The last remaining tropical glaciers between the Himalayas and the Andes will disappear in the next decade owing to climate change, a new study has found, stressing that the glacier's melt rate is similar to visiting a terminal cancer patient and documenting the change in their body but not being able to do anything about it.
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More Terror Attacks Likely in Jammu And Kashmir In Coming Weeks: CRPF
The attack on a CRPF camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora this morning could be the first of several over the next few weeks, security officials have said. Intelligence reports indicate that more such attacks could be carried out as the snow in the Himalayas melt and more terrorists infiltrate into India.
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Choking Air, Melting Glaciers: How Global Warming is Changing India
The glaciers in the Himalayas are melting fast, agricultural heartland is drying up and the national capital New Delhi is choking on the world's filthiest air.
-
Walkathon in Himalayas to See Glaciers Melting
To get a first-hand experience of life in the high-altitude Himalayas and understand the impact of melting of glaciers due to global warming, a group of people, including researchers and youngsters, will undertake a two-week trek next month.
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India, China to cooperate over Himalayan glaciers: Jairam
India and China are in talks to monitor the melting Himalayan icecaps.
