Earthquakes, caused by the shifting of Earth’s tectonic plates, have the potential to transform the face of the world. Now, for the first time, scientists have evidence that earthquakes can reroute ...

About 2,500 years ago, a huge earthquake hit the Indian subcontinent, forcing the Ganges River to change course. The 2,575km river flows through northern India and Bangladesh to the Bay of Bengal.

(CNN) — Earthquakes, caused by the shifting of Earth’s tectonic plates, have the potential to transform the face of the world. Now, for the first time, scientists have evidence that earthquakes can ...

A new study suggests an earthquake of estimated magnitude 7.5 or 8 shook the Indian subcontinent 2,500 years ago, changing the course of the Ganges. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

At six in the morning, Rajesh, a fisherman on the banks of the Padma River in Bangladesh, puts away his nets. In the past, he had to make a seven-hour ferry detour to transport his fish to a market 30 ...

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LONG BEACH, CA – The Yadunandan Center for India Studies at California State University, Long Beach, on April 17, held the 23 rd annual Solanki Lecture, the longest-running endowed lecture series ...

In the Ganges delta 200 miles east of Calcutta, there is so much more water than land that people wade or swim instead of walk, and boys paddle to school in big round earthenware pots called pipkins, ...

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