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Chamoli glacier break: It is time to learn from our mistakes -Shailshree Tewari

-Down to Earth

The cumulative effect of hydropower projects projects has turned out to be more environmentally damaging than sustainable, given the current policy of the Uttarakhand govt

Human activities profoundly affect the earth’s climate and mountains are a sensitive indicator of that effect. The mountain ecosystem is easily disrupted by variations in climate owing to their altitude, slope and orientation to the sun.

Several scientists believe that the change occurring in the mountain ecosystems may provide an early glimpse of what could come to pass in lowland environment. As the earth heats up, mountains glaciers melt at unprecedented rates, while rare plants and animals struggle to survive over ever diminishing areas. As a result, people living in the mountains face a great deal of hardship.

Melting of Himalayan glaciers has doubled since the start of the 21st century due to rising temperature, losing over vertical foot-and-half or ice each year and potentially threatening water supply for hundreds of millions of people in counties, including India.

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