Feeling the heat
A study was carried out by Scientists of Jammu’s Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture, Science and Technology to find decadal temperature trends across different zones of the state
The focus was to study the rise in temperature over a 10-year period for 30 years. The average high in summer and winter temperature could be 1.2°C to 1.5°C, which is not a good sign for the Himalayan region, says the study
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/j-k-getting-warmer-mercury-rising-05%C2%B0c-each-decade
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sumit-hakhoo
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/tribune-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urbanisation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-impacts
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-supply
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/scientists
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/glacial-melt
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change