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Climate:
Climate Change:
060212/0051
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3d view of Main Biafo Glacier (Shigar River Basin) with overlaid digitized boundary of the glacier
showing the changes in the main glacier stream.
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Irrigated Agriculture
Consumes >90% of fresh water resources and contributes >80% to
national production
Vulnerability of Agriculture to
Climate Change
Flash floods,
Droughts,
Heavy precipitation events,
Hailstorms,
Dust storms,
Cyclones,
Heat /Cold waves
2007
Record heat wave gripped Pakistan during June, 2007. The temperature
of 48 C was recorded on 9th June, 2007 at Lahore, a record repeated after
78 years. Earlier it was recorded on 8 th June, 1929
2007
2006
2005
2005
Heavy rains in the south and snow in the north as well as Kashmir
region triggered flooding and avalanches, killing at least 486 people
during second week of February
2004
2003
Continued:
2003
44C
2001
Water Erosion
Wind Erosion
Salinity and Sodicity
Waterlogging
Low organic matter (<1%)
: 17%
: 8%
: 9%
: 5%
: 96%
Enhanced de-glaciation
Loss of biodiversity
Overall increasing trend in rainfall leading
to surface runoff, soil erosion, landslides,
sedimentation load downstream
Positive impact on yield of wheat
Prospects of two crops a year
Coastal Zones
Conclusions