Friday, June 5, 2009
Latest News - Himalayas are Melting - Breaking News
Himalayas are melting at a faster rate.
According to reports Northwestern Himalayas has become 1.4 degrees Celsius warmer in the last 100 years.
The study published in the International Journal of Climatology from the Royal Meteorological society, Britain, found that northwestern Himalayas have warmed at the rate of about 1.4 degrees Celsius in the last century compared to the global range of 0.5 to 1.1 degrees Celsius.
The study also found that less snowfall followed by early melting of the snow has resulted in a changed water balance in the catchments.
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