Clouds with aerosols conspire to block and reflect away sunlight over the Indian subcontinent, a new research claims. This results in what is called 'solar dimming' lessening the amount of sunlight that reaches Indian soil.
In Nature India, Pew's Namrata Patodia explains why India should be part of a global climate deal. for full text: http://www.nature.com/nindia/ 2009/091203/full/nindia.2009.348.html
Fresh data confirming accelerated warming over western Himalayas just ahead of the onset of the Indian monsoon year after year could have important implications for the monsoon as well as the Himalayan glaciers, experts say.
