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This new publication of the Geological Society of India analyses the fluctuations of about 25 glaciers in the Himalayas that have undergone, especially along the snouts, over a period of time to bring out the impact of climate change. The reconstructionis based on the historical records in the form of realistic visual representation and in most of the cases actual snout monitoring. This method of study has been applied to the field of glacial geomorphology and ...
It is well known that about ninety seven percent of world's ice-cover is located in polar areas and thus only three percent is available for the use of humanity in rest of the globe. These reserves are a precious commodity especially for a country like India, where the dependence for irrigation, hydropower, industry and domestic usage is mainly on the Monsoon precipitation. Any depletion in the Monsoon contribution results in our dependence on seasonal snow cover ...