POLLUTION IN BRAHMAPUTRA VALLEY CAUSING MELTING OF GLACIERS

A study on the Black Carbon (BC) aerosol pollution levels in the Brahmaputra river valley has warned that the river valley has been experiencing extreme regional climate change in recent years. The study suggests that Guwahati has one of the highest BC pollution levels (over 50 micrograms/m3 during evenings and early mornings in winter) in the world and the pollutants are causing the increase in day temperature by two degrees. Consequently, these pollutants are flowing into China Himalayas which is causing the rapid melting of glaciers and interfering with monsoon cycles.
24 May
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