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Impact of retreat of Gangotri glacier on the flow of Ganga River [1]

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Recently, there have been news items and discussions suggesting that the Gangotri glacier is melting at a rapid rate and it is likely that it will disappear in the next 20

Publication Date: 
25/10/2008
Sharad K. Jain [2]
Current Science [3]
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Tags:
Bhagirathi [4], Ganga [5], Climate Change [6], Glacial Melt [7], Hydrology [8], River Basin [9]

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Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/impact-retreat-gangotri-glacier-flow-ganga-river

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/impact-retreat-gangotri-glacier-flow-ganga-river
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sharad-k-jain
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/current-science
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bhagirathi
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ganga
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/glacial-melt
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hydrology
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/river-basin