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Sea level rise – India
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- According to data tabled in the Lok Sabha by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Diamond Harbour has recorded the maximum sea level increase.
- Diamond Harbour is located in West Bengal at the mouth of river Hooghly.
- The sea level rise is higher in West Bengal, particularly in the Sunderbans delta because of the deltaic sediment deposition as a result of the mixing of fresh water and saline water
- The sea level rise in the country has been estimated to be 1.3 mm/year along India’s coasts during the last 40-50 years.
- The rise in Diamond Harbour was almost five times higher at 5.16 mm per year.
- Kandla port in Gujarat, Haldia in West Bengal and Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands has also recorded higher sea level rise.
- Studies over Indian region have shown a warming trend of 0.6°C on all India average basis.
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