Climate Change Heating Up Indian Rivers
According to a recently published study, climate change may turn India’s rivers into hostile environments for aquatic life by 2070-2100.
Key Highlights
- Coverage: The study covered seven Indian basins: Ganga, Narmada, Cauvery, Sabarmati, Tungabhadra, Musi and Godavari.
- Methodology: The team used computer-modelling to predict river water temperatures and dissolved oxygen levels across the seven basins.
- With the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI), using data on air temperatures, the team predicted the historical, present and future river water temperatures for each of the seven basins. This was then converted into dissolved oxygen levels.
- River Water Temperatures: River water temperatures may increase during the ....
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