Forest fires causing Gangotri Glacier to melt faster: Study

The black carbon concentration that contributes to faster melting of glaciers has almost doubled on the Gangotri Glacier, where the Ganga drains out of in Uttarakhand, over the past few years primarily because of the forest fires, a study by Dehradun-based Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) has found. Read More…