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Economic impacts of climate change under high emissions (orange) are estimated to be greater compared to low emissions (blue) after around 2050 (dashed lines) at 1% statistical significance in Middle East, South, Southeast and East Asia, no statistical difference found for Central Asia/Russia region [41]
Southeast Asia's traditional wet season, which typically spans October through March, is driven by the Australian-Indonesian monsoon (AIM) system. This meteorological phenomenon generates air currents flowing from Asia toward Australia, transporting significant moisture that results in substantial precipitation across the region.
Natural history of Asia by region (7 C) C. Environment of Central Asia (8 C, 1 P) E. ... Environment of South Asia (10 C) Environment of Southeast Asia (20 C, 13 P) W.
NASA satellite view of Sri Lanka revealing sparser areas of forest to the north and east of the island Deforestation is one of the most serious environmental issues in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's current forest cover as of 2017 was 29.7%. [37] In the 1920s, the island had a 49 percent forest cover but by 2005 this had fallen by approximately 26 percent.
The Environment and Forestry Ministry has reported that domestic wastewater as the major river polluter. [10] With a growing population and higher rate urbanization, domestic wastewater will contribute more to the overall water pollution in the country, even in the rural areas where the use of chemical detergents is increasing rapidly.
Map of India based on survey of rivers of India.. The Indian rivers interlinking project is a proposed large-scale civil engineering project that aims to effectively manage water resources in India by linking rivers using a network of reservoirs and canals to enhance irrigation and groundwater recharge and reduce persistent floods in some parts and water shortages in other parts of the country.
Category: Environment of South Asia. 3 languages. ... Natural history of South Asia (9 C) A. Environment of Afghanistan (8 C, 4 P) B. Environment of Bangladesh (13 C ...
English: Blank map of the rivers and lakes of Southeast Asia. Date: 23 April 2012: Source: Own work, using World Data Base II data: Author: NordNordWest: Permission