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The melting of the Siachen glacier [1]

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The global climate change has a significant impact on the high mountain environment. The Himalayan glaciers are in the state of general retreat5 since 1850 and the average air temperature of the Himalayan region has risen by 1

Publication Date: 
10/03/2009
Rajeev Upadhyay [2]
Current Science [3]
96
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646
Tags:
Himalaya [4], Climate Change [5], Climate Impacts [6], Glacial Melt [7], India [8], Ladakh [9]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rajeev-upadhyay
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/current-science
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himalaya
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-impacts
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/glacial-melt
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ladakh