Climate change vulnerability and hazards in mountainous regions

The impacts of climate change (CC) are complex and varied and threaten human life through increased intensity and frequency of extreme events and natural hazards. Implications of CC-enhanced events could be more devastating in mountainous regions, which are susceptible to topographical hazards. The...

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Published inCurrent science (Bangalore) Vol. 107; no. 6; pp. 943 - 944
Main Authors Joshi, Ranjan, Sharma, Subrat, Sundriyal, R C, Dhyani, P P, Kuniyal, Jagdish Chandra
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 25.09.2014
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Climate change
Flooding
Hazards
Human
Lakes
Melting
Rain
India, Uttar Pradesh, Mandakini R
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Summary:The impacts of climate change (CC) are complex and varied and threaten human life through increased intensity and frequency of extreme events and natural hazards. Implications of CC-enhanced events could be more devastating in mountainous regions, which are susceptible to topographical hazards. The Indian Himalayan Region (IHR), which is also structurally weak and fragile, becomes vulnerable to these events. Kedarnath tragedy of June 2013, which was the outcome of long spells of heavy rains, and consequent melting of glacier, lake outburst and flooding in the Mandakini river and the death and destruction that followed bear testimony to this. The magnitude and scale of such events can further enlarge under the advanced CC scenarios.
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ISSN:0011-3891