Tuesday, May 1, 2012

India:

Hot Water Discovered in Kashmir (The Times of India)

(Courtesy SiachenGlacier.com)
The highest battlefield in the world, Siachen glacier, where India and Pakistan have fought intermittently since  1984, hides a warming truth, recently discovered. 

Geologists have discovered hot water from geothermal sources in the glacier which is nearly 15 degrees warm in plunging -40 degree Celsius weather. 

The hot source has come as a relief in the freezing conditions as it can now be used for growing vegetables, setting up green houses on the glacier besides cutting down heavy reliance on expensive fossil fuels.