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Assessment of Seismic Potential for a Hydroelectric Project: A Case Study
A seismic network of microearthquake recorders around a proposed dam site is required to establish to assess the seismicity of the project area....
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Disasters affecting education across time and space—a perspective from Kashmir
In Kashmir, natural catastrophes such as earthquakes, floods, landslides, and droughts have disrupted daily life in a multitude of areas to the point...
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A Geosensor Site Suitability Analysis for Flood Early Warning/Management in the Indus River Basin
Floods are one of the most devastating natural hazards to have hit Pakistan in the recent past. Most historical floods in Pakistan have occurred in...
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Glacier Response to Climate in Arctic and Himalaya During Last Seventeen Years: A Case Study of Svalbard, Arctic and Chandra Basin, Himalaya
Glaciers are widely known as one of the best indicators of climate change impacting the Earth over past few centuries. The glaciers are melting world...
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Spatial Distribution of Contaminants in Glacial Streams and River Tributaries in the Ecologically Sensitive Regions of Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan
AbstractThe China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) between China and Pakistan passes through the environmentally fragile region of the...
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Earth observation satellite data–based assessment of wetland dynamics in the Kashmir Himalaya
Earth observation (EO) technology offers enormous opportunities to assess the magnitude and patterns of spatial variability in wetlands over time....
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Dominant patterns of seasonal precipitation variability in association with hydrological extremes over the North-west Himalayas
The association of hydrological extremes to a specific season provides a perception that the extraction of dominant patterns of seasonal...
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Explaining the natural and anthropogenic factors driving glacier recession in Kashmir Himalaya, India
Glaciers across the Kashmir Himalayan region are melting at an accelerated pace compared to other regions across the Himalayan arc. This study...
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Aquatic geochemistry of a major freshwater lake in the Kashmir Himalaya: solute acquisition and denudation process in the lacustrine system
Lakes, the main entities of lacustrine environments, are a rich archive of environmental and geogenic changes in terms of compositional variation of...
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Occurrence of toxic elements in river areas along drains and groundwater resources: source of contamination and associated health risk
The objective of the current research was to examine the water quality of the River Ravi and the River Sutlej, with a specific focus on potentially...
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Bioaccumulation and Health Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Metals in Citrus Limetta & Citrus Sinensis Irrigated by Wastewater
The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of different irrigation sources on the levels of potentially toxic metals (Cd, Cr, Fe and Mn) in the...
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Natural Resource Planning Under Climate Change Issue Using Advanced Remote Sensing and GIS Technology: A Review
Forest ecosystems are an example of a natural resource that is frequently at the focus of divisive and international discussions on biodiversity,...
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Global Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater, Soil and Food Crops and Health Impacts
Arsenic (As) is an extremely toxic metalloid of global concern. Numerous health and environmental organizations have classified As being the “toxic...
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Natural carbon mineralization and its control on the geochemical evolution of coal-based aquifers in the Salt Range, Punjab, Pakistan
Hydrochemical analysis of the Salt Range was conducted to understand carbon weathering and its impact on groundwater evolution within the complex...
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Integrated Approach to Hydrogeochemical Assessment of Groundwater Quality in Major Industrial Zone of Punjab, Pakistan
Groundwater contamination with arsenic (As) is a significant concern in Pakistan's Punjab Province. This study analyzed 69 groundwater samples from...
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Spatial appraisal of flood risk assessment and evaluation using integrated hydro-probabilistic approach in Panjkora River Basin, Pakistan
Globally, flood is one of the devastating hydrometeorological disasters, causing human losses and damages to properties and infrastructure. There is...
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Predictive modeling of water quality index (WQI) classes in Indian rivers: Insights from the application of multiple Machine Learning (ML) models on a decennial dataset
Despite high pollution levels in Indian rivers, a comprehensive study on the water quality index (WQI) remains elusive. WQI values were computed, and...
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Estimation of Runoff Sensitivity to Climate Change Using MIKE11 NAM Model at Parvati Catchment of Rajasthan, India
Climate change has a significant impact on water resources, particularly on runoff. In the present study, impact of climate change on runoff under...
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Arsenic pollution and associated human health hazards in Rupnagar district, Punjab, India
The hydrosphere although covering almost 70% of the Earth contributes only 3% of fresh water out of which groundwater covers almost 98%. The presence...
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Monitoring Land Use/Land Cover Change Dynamics Using Remote Sensing and Geospatial Techniques in Rambiara Catchment, Kashmir Valley, India
Using multi-temporal satellite imagery by employing Digital Change detectionChange Detection techniques acts as an important tool to understand the...