Glaciers

Melting land

Greenland's ice sheet could melt even before the stipulated 1,000 years, scientist told a conference in St Louis, usa. A study by the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis

Publication Date:

14/03/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20060315

pp:

0

Tags:

Glaciers, Global Warming, Greenland

India

Siberia s peat bogs

Villain or victim?

Publication Date:

14/09/2005

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20050915

pp:

0

Tags:

Glaciers, Global Warming, Research, Russia

Climate Change

Great Siberian thaw

Methane, carbon dioxide will be released on a huge scale

Publication Date:

14/09/2005

Author(s): T V Jayan

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Glaciers, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Global Warming, Russia

India

Skeleton Lake

What happens when ice melts in the Roopkund tarn?

Publication Date:

30/08/2005

Author(s): Rajshekhar Pant

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Glaciers, Lakes, Research, Scientists, Myths, India, Chamoli

India

Parbati glacier shrinks

May affect the flow of Beas river

Publication Date:

14/07/2005

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Glaciers, Global Warming, Environmental Science, India, Himachal Pradesh

Wildlife

Antarctic retreat

Most glaciers in peninsular region melting rapidly

Publication Date:

14/06/2005

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Glaciers, Physical Science, Geology, Antarctica

India

Remote control

Reduced Himalayan snow cover affects marine life in the Arabian Sea

Publication Date:

30/05/2005

Author(s): T V Jayan

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Marine Ecosystems, Himalaya, Glaciers, Arabian Sea, Global Warming, Micro Organisms, Environmental Science, Research, Scientists

Climate Change

An overview of glaciers, glacier retreat, and subsequent impacts in Nepal, India and China

WWF sees the impacts of climate change on glaciers and its subsequent impact on freshwater as a major issue, not just in the national context but also at a regional, transboundary level. The WWF offices in Nepal, India and China are taking the initiative to develop a regional collaboration to tackle climate change impacts in the glacial ecosystem and address adaptation

Publication Date:

01/03/2005

Source: WWF

Tags:

Himalaya, Glaciers, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, China, Nepal, India

Water Resources

Silenced Springs

Glaciers retreat. Forests become denuded. Buildings come up where green meadows used to be. And across the Kashmir valley, the natural mountain springs die out

Publication Date:

14/02/2005

Author(s): Hilal Bhat

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Ecology, Pollution, Wetlands, Water Resources, Glaciers

Fisheries