India, June 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
A new study has reconstructed nearly 4,000 years of climate and vegetation history of Majuli Island, Assam-the world's largest inhabited river island, culturally significant as the settlement of several tribes and as a major centre of Neo-Vaishnavite culture, a reformist Vaishnavism movement.
The study offers a long-term perspective on climate variability, vegetation change, and flood dynamics on Majuli Island and could shape adaptation strategies for flood-affected communities.
Majuli Island, perched between the Brahmaputra River to the south and east, the Subansiri River to the west, and a branch of the Brahmaputra to the north, has been severely affected by recurrent fl...