The Himalayas are warming at a rate higher than the global average. A recent study documents how this has affected cropping patterns and vegetation in the past 10 years. The questionnaire -based study examined changes people observed between the altitudes of 600 metres and 2,200 metres in the Himalayas. For full text: http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/climate-notes [2]
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/climate-notes-impacts-climate-change-himalayas
[2] http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/climate-notes
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/mohd-sajid-idrisi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/down-earth
[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/himalaya
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecology
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/crop-yield