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Effects of global warming on South Asia

Index Effects of global warming on South Asia

Several effects of global warming, including steady sea level rise, increased cyclonic activity, and changes in ambient temperature and precipitation patterns, have affected or are projected to affect the subcontinent. [1]

36 relations: Al Gore, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Asian brown cloud, Badin, BBC Weather, Black carbon, Cherrapunji, Climate change in China, Climate change in Russia, Climate change in the United States, Convection, Coral, Coral bleaching, Effects of global warming, Environment of India, Ganges Basin, Government of India, Hindi, Indian Network on Climate Change Assessment, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Lakshadweep, List of diplomatic missions of India, Mawsynram, Meghalaya, Middlesex University, National Informatics Centre, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Pakistan, Retreat of glaciers since 1850, Sea level rise, Sindh, Sundarbans, Thatta, Troposphere, Union of Concerned Scientists.

Al Gore

Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is an American politician and environmentalist who served as the 45th Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001.

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, one of the seven union territories of India, are a group of islands at the juncture of the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea.

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Asian brown cloud

The Indian Ocean brown cloud or Asian brown cloud is a layer of air pollution that recurrently covers parts of South Asia, namely the northern Indian Ocean, India, and Pakistan.

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Badin

Badin (بدين بدین) is the main city and capital of Badin District in Sindh, Pakistan.

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BBC Weather

BBC Weather is the BBC's department in charge of preparing and broadcasting weather forecasts.

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Black carbon

Chemically, black carbon (BC) is a component of fine particulate matter (PM ≤ 2.5 µm in aerodynamic diameter).

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Cherrapunji

Cherrapunji (with the historic name Sohra being more commonly used, and can also be spelled Cherrapunjee or Cherrapunji) is a subdivisional town in the East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya.

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Climate change in China

China, since 2006, keeps emitting more than any other country.

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Climate change in Russia

Global warming in Russia describes the global warming related issues in Russia.

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Climate change in the United States

Because of global warming, there has been concern in the United States and internationally, that the country should reduce total greenhouse gas which is relatively high per capita and is the second largest in the world after China, as of 2014.

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Convection

Convection is the heat transfer due to bulk movement of molecules within fluids such as gases and liquids, including molten rock (rheid).

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Coral

Corals are marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa of phylum Cnidaria.

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Coral bleaching

Coral bleaching occurs when coral polyps expel algae that live inside their tissues.

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Effects of global warming

The effects of global warming are the environmental and social changes caused (directly or indirectly) by human emissions of greenhouse gases.

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Environment of India

The environment of India comprises some of the world's most biodiverse ecozones.

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Ganges Basin

The Ganges basin is a part of the Ganges-Brahmaputra basin draining 1,086,000 square kilometres in Tibet, Nepal, India and Bangladesh.

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Government of India

The Government of India (IAST), often abbreviated as GoI, is the union government created by the constitution of India as the legislative, executive and judicial authority of the union of 29 states and seven union territories of a constitutionally democratic republic.

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Hindi

Hindi (Devanagari: हिन्दी, IAST: Hindī), or Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: मानक हिन्दी, IAST: Mānak Hindī) is a standardised and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language.

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Indian Network on Climate Change Assessment

The Indian Network on Climate Change Assessment (INCCA) is a proposed network of scientists in India to be set up to publish peer-reviewed findings on climate change in India.

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Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai is an advanced research institution established by The Reserve Bank of India in 1987 on the occasion of its golden jubilee.

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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a scientific and intergovernmental body under the auspices of the United Nations, set up at the request of member governments, dedicated to the task of providing the world with an objective, scientific view of climate change and its political and economic impacts.

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Lakshadweep

Lakshadweep (Lakshadīb), formerly known as the Laccadive, Minicoy, and Aminidivi Islands, is a group of islands in the Laccadive Sea, off the southwestern coast of India.

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List of diplomatic missions of India

This is a list of diplomatic missions of India.

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Mawsynram

Mawsynram is a village in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya state in north-eastern India, 65 kilometres from Shillong.

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Meghalaya

Meghalaya is a state in Northeast India.

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Middlesex University

Middlesex University London is a public university in Hendon, north west London, England.

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National Informatics Centre

The National Informatics Centre (NIC) (Rashtriya Suchna Vigyan Kendra) is the premier science & technology organisation of Government of India in informatics services and information and communication technology (ICT) applications.

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA; pronounced, like "Noah") is an American scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce that focuses on the conditions of the oceans, major waterways, and the atmosphere.

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Pakistan

Pakistan (پاکِستان), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (اِسلامی جمہوریہ پاکِستان), is a country in South Asia.

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Retreat of glaciers since 1850

The retreat of glaciers since 1850 affects the availability of fresh water for irrigation and domestic use, mountain recreation, animals and plants that depend on glacier-melt, and, in the longer term, the level of the oceans.

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Sea level rise

A sea level rise is an increase in global mean sea level as a result of an increase in the volume of water in the world’s oceans.

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Sindh

Sindh (سنڌ; سِندھ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan, in the southeast of the country.

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Sundarbans

The Sundarbans is a vast forest in the coastal region of the Bay of Bengal and considered one of the natural wonders of the world.

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Thatta

Thatta (ٺٽو) is a city in the Pakistani province of Sindh.

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Troposphere

The troposphere is the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere, and is also where nearly all weather conditions take place.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is a nonprofit science advocacy organization based in the United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_global_warming_on_South_Asia

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