Accelerated mass loss of Himalayan glaciers since the Little Ice Age

E Lee, JL Carrivick, DJ Quincey, SJ Cook… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Himalayan glaciers are undergoing rapid mass loss but rates of contemporary change lack
long-term (centennial-scale) context. Here, we reconstruct the extent and surfaces of 14,798 …

Asian summer monsoon variability, global teleconnections, and dynamics during the last 1,000 years

M Shekhar, A Sharma, AP Dimri, SK Tandon - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
The Asian summer monsoon is a major regional phenomenon that drives and regulates
precipitation over the Asian subcontinent. Understanding monsoon dynamics is a …

[HTML][HTML] A tree ring-based record of annual mass balance changes for the TS. Tuyuksuyskiy Glacier and its linkages to climate change in the Tianshan Mountains

R Zhang, W Wei, H Shang, S Yu, X Gou, L Qin… - Quaternary Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Fluctuations in glacier mass and volume are indicative of changes in the climate system.
They also strongly affect regional climate and hydrology. In this paper, we explore possible …

Impact of climate change on the distribution range and niche dynamics of Himalayan birch, a typical treeline species in Himalayas

M Hamid, AA Khuroo, B Charles, R Ahmad… - Biodiversity and …, 2019 - Springer
Globally, treeline in mountain landscapes is reported to be sensitive to projected warming by
climate change. Betula utilis (Himalayan birch), a principal tree species defining the natural …

Glacier changes and associated climate drivers for the last three decades, Nanda Devi region, Central Himalaya, India

V Kumar, T Shukla, M Mehta, DP Dobhal… - Quaternary …, 2021 - Elsevier
The glaciers are considered as iconic indicators of climate change, and receding at
differential rates worldwide. Variable retreat rates of glacier termini and inadequate …

Early evidence of shifts in alpine summit vegetation: a case study from Kashmir Himalaya

M Hamid, AA Khuroo, AH Malik, R Ahmad… - Frontiers in plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Under the contemporary climate change, the Himalaya is reported to be warming at a much
higher rate than the global average. However, little is known about the alpine vegetation …

Predicting habitat suitability and niche dynamics of Dactylorhiza hatagirea and Rheum webbianum in the Himalaya under projected climate change

IA Wani, S Khan, S Verma, FA Al-Misned, HM Shafik… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
In the era of anthropocene, global warming tends to alter the distribution range of the plant
species. Highly fragile to such changes are the species that are endemic, inhabit higher …

[HTML][HTML] Temporal inventory of glaciers in the Suru sub-basin, western Himalaya: impacts of regional climate variability

A Shukla, S Garg, M Mehta, V Kumar… - Earth System Science …, 2020 - essd.copernicus.org
The importance of updated knowledge about the glacier extent and characteristics in the
Himalaya cannot be overemphasized. Availability of precise glacier inventories in the …

Ecological assessment and environmental niche modelling of Himalayan rhubarb (Rheum webbianum Royle) in northwest Himalaya

IA Wani, S Verma, P Kumari, B Charles, MJ Hashim… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
In an era of anthropocene, threatened and endemic species with small population sizes and
habitat specialists experience a greater global conservation concern in view of being at …

Modeling of Valeriana wallichii Habitat Suitability and Niche Dynamics in the Himalayan Region under Anticipated Climate Change

P Kumari, IA Wani, S Khan, S Verma, S Mushtaq… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In the modern era of the anthropocene, an increase in the accumulation of
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has resulted in the global rise of the Earth's …