Himalayan rocks fast weathering, depleting carbon dioxide: scientist
Panaji,
Sep
27:
Faster
chemical
weathering
of
Himalayan
rocks
has
been
contributing
to
global
cooling
in
the
region,
with
its
river
basins
rapidly
absorbing
emissions
of
the
noxious
green
house
gas
such
as
carbon
dioxide,
says
a
study.
''That earth has been cooling since the last 55 million years is well established by scientists. But the contribution of the young and growing mountains of Himalayas to the cooling is much more than the global average,'' claims nuclear oceanography expert Prof S Krishnaswami.
Prof Krishnaswami was part of the group that had been studying various potential geochemical aspects of Indian rivers for the last 15 years under the aegis of the prestigious Physical Research Laboratories, Ahmedabad, one of the 38 laboratories under the umbrella of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
Recipient of top science awards including fellowship of the American Geophysical Union and now senior scientist of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), Prof Krishnaswami was here to deliver the CSIR Foundation Day lecture on 'Erosion in River Basins of India: Causes and Consequences' at the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO).
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