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Uttarakhand forest fires could melt glaciers faster, say experts [1]

NAINITAL: Raging forest fires in Uttarakhand could have a devastating effect on the state's glaciers which are the lifeline of the major rivers flowing through India's northern plains.

Publication Date: 
03/05/2016
Vineet Upadhyay [2]
Times Of India (Dehradun) [3]
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand) [4], Forest Fires [5], Glacial Melt [6], Black Carbon [7], Global Warming [8], Health Effects [9], Forests [10]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/vineet-upadhyay
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-dehradun
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttaranchal-uttarakhand
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-fires
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/glacial-melt
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/black-carbon
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests