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Return of Kosi river induced by Tibet earthquake [PDF]

, 2008
Seismotectonics and change in river courses were correlated. Following the elastic rebound theory before the occurrence of the earthquake the subsurface rocks accumulate the energy by the tectonic movement.
Saumitra Mukherjee
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A rare sighting of the Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves: Anseriformes: Anatidae) over a four-week period in northwestern India: first detailed scientific documentation in 73 years

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2017
The Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis is a circumpolar species, breeding in North America, Europe and Asia, however, it is currently among the rarest ducks in Asia, and assessed as globally Vulnerable.
Pushpinder S. Jamwal, Pankaj Chandan, Rohit Rattan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acceleration of ice loss across the Himalayas over the past 40 years

Science Advances, 2019
Glacier ice loss rates across the Himalayas have doubled over the past four decades, consistent with regional atmospheric warming. Himalayan glaciers supply meltwater to densely populated catchments in South Asia, and regional observations of glacier ...
J. Maurer, J. Maurer, J. Schaefer, J. Schaefer, S. Rupper, A. Corley   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Climate Change Over the Himalayas

Assessment of Climate Change over the Indian Region, 2020
Ramesh Vellore, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM-MoES), Pune, India P. Priya, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM-MoES), Pune, India H. P. Borgaonkar, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM-MoES), Pune, India Bhupendra B.
T. P. Sabin, R. Krishnan, R. Vellore, P. Priya, H. Borgaonkar, B. Singh, Aswin Sagar   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Preserving Offerings, Prolonging Merit: Efficacy, Skillful Means, and Re-purposing in Plastic Buddhist Material Culture in Contemporary Sikkim

Worldwide Waste, 2023
Despite official bans, public criticism and concern over pollution, plastics are widely used in Buddhist material culture in the Indian Himalayan state of Sikkim.
Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiological Profile and Outcome Predictors of Pediatric Scrub Typhus at a Tertiary Care Health Institution in the Sub-Himalayan Region [PDF]

Pediatric Infectious Disease, 2023
Background: Scrub typhus is an important differential cause of acute undifferentiated febrile illness in the pediatric age-group. Diagnosis of scrub typhus is made by evaluating a child's history of exposure, clinical spectrum, and results of serologic ...
Navendu Chaudhary, Mohit Bajaj, Milap Sharma, Swati Mahajan, Ankit Chaudhary   +4 more
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Himalayan Studies and Interdisciplinarity Workshop [PDF]

, 2019
Conference Report on the Himalayan Studies and Interdisciplinarity ...
Chatterjee, Priyanka
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IoT-Based Geotechnical Monitoring of Unstable Slopes for Landslide Early Warning in the Darjeeling Himalayas

Italian National Conference on Sensors, 2020
In hilly areas across the world, landslides have been an increasing menace, causing loss of lives and properties. The damages instigated by landslides in the recent past call for attention from authorities for disaster risk reduction measures ...
M. T. Abraham, Neelima Satyam, B. Pradhan, A. Alamri   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Detecting Rock Glacier Displacement in the Central Himalayas Using Multi-Temporal InSAR

Remote Sensing, 2021
Rock glaciers represent typical periglacial landscapes and are distributed widely in alpine mountain environments. Rock glacier activity represents a critical indicator of water reserves state, permafrost distribution, and landslide disaster ...
Xuefei Zhang, M. Feng, Hong Zhang, Chao Wang, Yixian Tang, Jinhao Xu, Dezhao Yan, Chunlin Wang   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Glacio-environmental aspects recorded in two shallow ice cores drilled in 1980 at accumulation area of Khumbu Glacier of Mt. Everest in Nepal Himalayas

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 2020
The physical and geochemical characteristics of shallow ice cores drilled in the accumulation area (Western Cwm) of Khumbu Glacier in the Nepal Himalayas in 1980 were analyzed.
Nozomu Takeuchi, Yoichiro Hori, Noboru Furukawa, Minoru Yoshida, Yoshiyuki Fujii   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source