Climate Change and the Gangotri Glacier System

Q1. What is the average rate of loss of glaciers in the Gangotri Glacier System, on the basis of a year?
a) 12 cm
b) 25 cm
c) 46 cm
d) 60 cm
Answer: c) 46 cm

Q2. Which month changed to which month, owing to warming, the maximum release of Ganga river at Gangotri Glacier?
a) May
b) June
c) July
d) September
Answer: c) July

The most recent studies emphasize the increased influence of climate change on the Gangotri Glacier System (GGS), a vital Himalayan glacier that supplies the Ganga river. Temperature and precipitation variations over the past 30 years (1980-2020) have greatly changed its hydrology, and the effects have been severe in terms of agriculture, hydropower, and water supply of the North Indian region.

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