Slide show of Deluge in Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Heavy rainfalls battered the western Himalayas last week due to a clash between monsoon currents and winds from the Caspian Sea.
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Dr. Nitish Priyadarshi
Geologist
Ranchi.
High levels of black carbon likely to impact Tibetan Plateau's temperature.
The Dark Side of Black Carbon by Dr. Nitish Priyadarshi Image Credit: NASA As interest in Earth's changing climate heats up, a tiny dark particle is stepping into the limelight: black carbon. Commonly known as soot, black carbon enters the air when fossil fuels and biofuels, such as coal, wood, and diesel are burned. Black carbon is found worldwide, but its presence and impact are particularly strong in Asia. Black carbon, a short-lived particle, is in perpetual motion across the globe. The Tibetan Plateau's high levels of black carbon likely impact the region's temperature, clouds and monsoon season. Black soot deposited on Tibetan glaciers has contributed significantly to the retreat of the world's largest non-polar ice masses, according to new research by scientists from NASA and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Soot absorbs incoming solar radiation and can speed glacial melting when deposited on snow in sufficient quantities. Temperatures on the Tibetan Plateau -- ...
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