2014
DOI: 10.3126/hn.v15i0.11289
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Abstract: Nepal has felt the adverse impact of climate change even though its contribution to global greenhouse gases (GHGs) is negligible. Many scientists have expressed concern that the general rise in temperatures at high altitudes poses a serious environmental and humanitarian threat in Nepal as many glaciers and glacial lakes are located in the high Himalayas. For this study, I have observed rising temperatures in the Langtang catchment and compared the proportional rise of high altitude and low altitude temperatur… Show more

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“…Climate change refers to a change in the state of the climate that can be identified by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its properties and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer (Gautam 2014). Anthropogenic factors are crucial reasons to intensify climatic changes.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Climate change refers to a change in the state of the climate that can be identified by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its properties and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer (Gautam 2014). Anthropogenic factors are crucial reasons to intensify climatic changes.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%