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Ganges River

A satellite view of a western disturbance over India
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Shifting Winter Storms Bring More Flooding to India

Rishika Pardikar, Science Writer by Rishika Pardikar 1 May 20242 May 2024

Western disturbances are hanging out over India for longer, adversely affecting water security in the country.

Rain clouds hang over a valley in Uttarakhand, India.
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Higher Sea Surface Temperatures Could Lead to a Weaker Monsoon

by T. V. Padma 6 April 202226 October 2022

Most climate models predict that the South Asian monsoon will strengthen with climate change, but new research indicates warmer ocean temperatures may lead to a drier phenomenon.

The steps of Har Ki Pauri lead down to the banks of the Ganges in Haridwar, India.
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Pharmaceuticals Pollute the Ganges

by T. V. Padma 4 February 202116 April 2024

Scientists report a cocktail of antibiotics, anti-inflammatory drugs, and personal care products found near two pilgrimage cities along the river.

The Alaknanda River, seen from stream level, flows among mountains in northern India.
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Tracking Trace Elements in the Ganga River

by David Shultz 16 October 202016 February 2022

Levels of dissolved trace and heavy metals, which can be toxic, are highly variable across the river basin, concentrating in urban areas with high pollution but diluted by inflow from tributaries.

Holocene sediments in Syhlet Basin
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Formation of Sedimentary Deposits: Bypass Versus Mass Extraction

by Amy E. East 4 March 201919 September 2023

Grain size and sediment delivery pathways from the Ganges delta have been used to model downstream facies changes.

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Dispersal of River Water by Ocean Eddies and Shallow Ekman Flow

by Lei Zhou 28 September 201826 October 2022

Low-salinity water from the Ganga-Brahmaputra river is transported by mesoscale eddies in the Bay of Bengal, but when the monsoon winds strengthen, a shallow “Ekman” flow dominates dispersal of water.

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Satellite Imaging Improves Study of Sinking River Deltas

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 10 January 201519 September 2023

Researchers know that the Ganges-Brahmaputra river delta is sinking. Now they have an accurate reading on the rate of subsidence.

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