Chinese experts predict that by 2050 the icy area on their side of Himalayas will have shrunk by more than a quarter since 1950. Predictions for the India side are gloomier still.
Himalayan glaciers are among the fastest retreating glaciers in the world due to effect of global warming. This climate change threatening water shortages for thousands of people who rely on glacier-dependent rivers.
"The rapid melting of Himalayan glaciers will first increase the volume of water in rivers, causing widespread flooding," says Jennifer Morgan, director of WWF's global climate change program.
"But in a few decades this situation will change and the water level in rivers will decline, meaning massive economic and environmental problems for people in western China, Nepal and northern India."
Because of the effect India’s agriculture will suffer more in comparison of any other country. The fall in India’s agriculture is about 30-40% by 2080.
WWF says – “As glacier water flows dwindle, the energy potential of hydroelectric power will decrease, causing problems for industry, as well as agriculture, as reduced irrigation means lower crop yields.”
"But in a few decades this situation will change and the water level in rivers will decline, meaning massive economic and environmental problems for people in western China, Nepal and northern India."
Because of the effect India’s agriculture will suffer more in comparison of any other country. The fall in India’s agriculture is about 30-40% by 2080.
WWF says – “As glacier water flows dwindle, the energy potential of hydroelectric power will decrease, causing problems for industry, as well as agriculture, as reduced irrigation means lower crop yields.”
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