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Northern and central parts of Western Ghats most vulnerable to climate change [1]

Before the turn of the century no less than 56 per cent of India's forests will be transformed under global warming, and among the most vulnerable will be the Western Ghats, says a new study published in the latest edition of Current Science .

Publication Date: 
17/08/2011
Divya Gandhi [2]
Hindu (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
Western Ghats [4], Forest Fires [5], Forests [6], Ecology [7], Indian Institute Of Science (IISC) [8], Climate Change [9]
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecology
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indian-institute-science-iisc
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change