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Question: How are the major rivers of india affected by climate change?
I have some homework, i need to make a chart about how the major rivers of india are affected by climate change. it would be really really helpful if you can give me a link to a site or any information on the topic. thanx!!
thanx soooo much for the answers!! u guys rock!!

Answer:

Answer by Tom A
Many rivers in India are fed by melt water from glaciers. Many of these glaciers are rapidly disappearing due to climate change. When the glaciers are gone, so is a reliable source of water from the rivers.

Question: What is the climate and landforms of ancient india?
What is the climate and landforms of ancient india?

Answer:

Answer by Ted H
The land of India is divided into three main regions, the Himalayas, the Gangetic Plain, and peninsular India.

In the north is the Himalayan mountain wall, where the three greatest rivers of the Indian subcontinent are. They are the Indus, the Ganges, and the Brahmaputra. The Himalayan Range is the highest mountain system in the world. “Ancient geological forces molded the Himalayas as the Indian plate of the Earth’s crust dug under the Eurasian landmass, creating an uplift that continues to push this northernmost boundary of India ever higher.”

The Indian portion of the broad Gangetic Plain surrounds several river systems, and stretches from Punjab state in the west, through the Gangetic Plain, to the Assam Valley in the east.

The Gangetic Plain stretches from Punjab state in the west, through the Gangetic Plain, to the Assam Valley in the east. At the western end of the Gangetic Plain are the Indus River and its tributaries, including the Sutlej and Chenab rivers, which flow through Pungab in India’s north west corner.

The coastal plains of peninsular India have a tropical, humid climate. The Deccan interior is partly semiarid on the west and wet on the east. The Indo-Gangetic plain is subtropical, with the western interior areas experiencing frost in winter and very hot summers. India’s rainfall, which depends upon the monsoon, is variable; it is heavy in Assam and West Bengal and along the southern coasts, moderate in the inland peninsular regions, and scanty in the arid northwest, especially in Rajasthan and Punjab.

The coastal plains of peninsular India have a tropical, humid climate. The Deccan interior is partly semiarid on the west and wet on the east. The Indo-Gangetic plain is subtropical, with the western interior areas experiencing frost in winter and very hot summers. India’s rainfall, which depends upon the monsoon, is variable; it is heavy in Assam and West Bengal and along the southern coasts, moderate in the inland peninsular regions, and scanty in the arid northwest, especially in Rajasthan and Punjab.

http://www.howard-winn.k12.ia.us/projects/classics/adv8/india_hn%20/landforms.html

http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761557562/india.html

http://www.indovacations.net/english/Indiageography.htm

What is the UN doing about it?

There are many countries like China, Mexico, India, etc. who are dumping so many pollutants into our air and water and making people and animals sick. Is this intentionally ignored to support the healthcare industry and cheap labor?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4086809.stm

Who is behind the spread of the all of a sudden Global Warming when all this pollution is not being stopped or at least drastically slowed down by using proper stack scrubbers and filters?

What about public transportation? You can see them coming from a mile away by the pollution in the air.

How about jet pollution? This is old news.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0210/p14s02-sten.html

If people are supposed to become concerned citizens, should the governments of the world set the example?

A commercial building project is going to be launched in INDIA in April / May 08. With the resources available locally, what can be done to make it energy and environment friendly.

As we all know, global warming is real and if we don’t stop it serious damage could take over the world-India’s population is very large and it counts for a large amount of pollution-So how can we reduce pollution in India? I thought about making traffic rules, so cars dont speed away and leave fumes everywhere but I think that isn’t very good. What do you think?
Monkey M. . .you know what you said about birth control? That’s true but mean. . . I woulda chosen u for best answer . . .but that idea of ‘punishing’ is cruel!

Specifically water and air pollution, such as pollution in the Ganges River. Also pollution in the air in China. When did the number of deaths per year (400,000) in China get that high? How many thousands die each year in India due to pollution?