Achi news desk-
glacier (indicative)
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expansion
122 glaciers have been identified in the Pir Panjal Range, which have significantly decreased in size since the 1980s. The glaciers spread over an area of ​​about 25.7 square kilometers have shrunk to only 15.9 square kilometers.
Researchers from the National Institute of Technology, Srinagar revealed this in a study. The research led by researchers Mohammad Ashraf Ghanai and Syed Qaser Bukhari was published in the International Journal of Hydrology Science and Technology.
Changes in the Pir Panjal Range of the Kashmir Basin
In this framework, researchers analyzed data related to glaciers of about four decades between 1980 and 2020. In doing so, researchers shed light on the changes taking place in the glaciers located in the Pir Panjal Range of the Kashmir Basin in India.
