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Glaciers melting at 5 to 20 metre rate annually: Govt [1]

Majority of glaciers in India including Gangotri are melting at varying rates ranging from five to 20 metre per year, the government on Tuesday told the Lok Sabha.

Publication Date: 
20/07/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Climate Change [3], Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) [4], Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand) [5], Glacial Melt [6], Climate Impacts [7]
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