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A Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Rainfall and Drought Monitoring in the Tharparkar Region of Pakistan

Muhammad Usman and
Janet E. Nichol

Remote Sens.2020, 12(3), 580;https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12030580

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10 February 2020

The Tharpakar desert region of Pakistan supports a population approaching two million, dependent on rain-fed agriculture as the main livelihood. The almost doubling of population in the last two decades, coupled with low and variable rainfall, makes...

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Migration as an Adaptation Measure to Achieve Resilient Lifestyle in the Face of Climate-Induced Drought: Insight from the Thar Desert in Pakistan

Amir Hamza,
Guoqing Shi and
Babul Hossain

Water2024, 16(18), 2692;https://doi.org/10.3390/w16182692

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22 September 2024

A significant number of people, either seasonally or permanently, migrate from the Thar Desert in Pakistan each year due to droughts caused by climate change. This study aims to investigate the determinants and consequences of these migration decisio...

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Fluoride Contamination in Groundwater of Community Tube Wells, Source Distribution, Associated Health Risk Exposure, and Suitability Analysis for Drinking from Arid Zone

Zahid Ullah,
Abdur Rashid,
Javed Nawab,
Aziz-Ur-Rahim Bacha,
Junaid Ghani,
Javed Iqbal,
Zhiling Zhu,
Abdulwahed Fahad Alrefaei and
Mikhlid H. Almutairi

Water2023, 15(21), 3740;https://doi.org/10.3390/w15213740

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26 October 2023

Fluoride (F−) pollution in potable groundwater (GW) is a serious environmental concern in Pakistan with substantial human health hazard reports. The research on F− pollution in GW resources in Sindh Province is still incomplete. To explor...

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