Vijay Kumar Raina | |
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Nationality | Kashmiri Pandit |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Geology, Glaciology |
Vijay Kumar Raina is an Indian geologist and glaciologist, and author of a controversial discussion paper from India's Ministry of Environment and Forests regarding Himalayan glaciers. [1] He was formerly deputy director-general of the Geological Survey of India, and led two scientific expeditions conducted by the Indian Antarctic Program. [1]
In June 1958, Raina led the first Geological Survey of India expedition to the Siachen glacier. [2]
In the 1980s, Raina was the director general of the glaciology division at Geological Survey of India (GSI). [1]
Raina retired in 1991. [1]
On 10 July 2009, Raina visited the headquarters of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) along with 40 other scientists to hear a report on satellite images of Himalayan glaciers prepared by the Space Application Centre (SAC). [1]
On 4 August 2009, Raina submitted a paper outlining his dissent of the methodology of the SAC report and the claim that the Himalayan glaciers would disappear by 2035. [3] [4] Based on 150 years of GSI data on 25 Indian glaciers, Raina concluded: "It is premature to make a statement that glaciers in the Himalayas are retreating abnormally because of the global warming." [3] Environment minister Jairam Ramesh released the report in November 2009. [1] [5]
Rajendra K. Pachauri, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), disagreed with Raina's claims.
In 2022, Raina co-authored a report for the CATO Institute that claims the Himalayan glacial melt has been exaggerated. [6]
Raina has contributed to over 100 scientific papers and three books. [7]
Raina is co-author of "Glacier Atlas of India" which is a collection of photographs and descriptions of glaciers. [8] [9]
Vijay Kumar Raina | |
---|---|
Nationality | Kashmiri Pandit |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Geology, Glaciology |
Vijay Kumar Raina is an Indian geologist and glaciologist, and author of a controversial discussion paper from India's Ministry of Environment and Forests regarding Himalayan glaciers. [1] He was formerly deputy director-general of the Geological Survey of India, and led two scientific expeditions conducted by the Indian Antarctic Program. [1]
In June 1958, Raina led the first Geological Survey of India expedition to the Siachen glacier. [2]
In the 1980s, Raina was the director general of the glaciology division at Geological Survey of India (GSI). [1]
Raina retired in 1991. [1]
On 10 July 2009, Raina visited the headquarters of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) along with 40 other scientists to hear a report on satellite images of Himalayan glaciers prepared by the Space Application Centre (SAC). [1]
On 4 August 2009, Raina submitted a paper outlining his dissent of the methodology of the SAC report and the claim that the Himalayan glaciers would disappear by 2035. [3] [4] Based on 150 years of GSI data on 25 Indian glaciers, Raina concluded: "It is premature to make a statement that glaciers in the Himalayas are retreating abnormally because of the global warming." [3] Environment minister Jairam Ramesh released the report in November 2009. [1] [5]
Rajendra K. Pachauri, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), disagreed with Raina's claims.
In 2022, Raina co-authored a report for the CATO Institute that claims the Himalayan glacial melt has been exaggerated. [6]
Raina has contributed to over 100 scientific papers and three books. [7]
Raina is co-author of "Glacier Atlas of India" which is a collection of photographs and descriptions of glaciers. [8] [9]