A Tsunami Of Dirt: What Caused The Deadly Glacial Flood In Nepal?
More than 150 people are dead and hundreds more missing after an enormous wave of water, ice, mud and rock...
Himalayan glaciers
Why Accurate Himalayan Snowfall Data Is Crucial for Millions
Mountain snow and meltwater from glaciers in the Himalayas determine how much water is available for drinking, farming and hydropower...
A Song Of Rock And Ice
Rock glaciers can store water for a longer duration compared to surface glaciers. Studying rock glaciers can contribute to the...
Scientists And Monks Perform Last Rites For A Himalayan Glacier
At a little over 5,000 metres above sea level, Buddhist monks, members of Nepal’s Langtang Valley community, and scientists gathered...
Digging Into Icy Depths To Better Understand Glacial Melt
A research team is drilling boreholes in Mount Everest’s Western Cwm to measure glacier temperatures and understand why Himalayan glaciers...
Opinion: The Glacier Crisis No Longer Remains A Remote, Abstract Problem
Over the past few weeks, a wave of publications from UN Water, the World Meteorological Organization and the Clean Air...
Eastern Himalayan Glaciers See Marked Retreat
Glaciers in Arunachal Pradesh retreated at a rate of 16.94 square kilometres per year between 1988 and 2020. Making an...
Most Himalayan Glaciers Analysed Melting At Varying Rates: Govt
Source: PTI Majority of Himalayan glaciers analysed are melting or retreating at varying rates in different regions, the government has...
Melting Glaciers: Who Is Responsible?
As the world’s glaciers melt rapidly, almost without exception, the global response to this existential threat is worryingly lethargic. This...
Himalayan Glaciers Melting At An ‘Exceptional Rate’: Study
Glaciers in the Himalayas are melting at an "exceptional" rate because of global warming, threatening the water supply of millions...
What Record Warm Winters Mean For Glaciers In Everest Region
In late winter 2020, glaciologist Sudip Thakuri visited Kalinchowk, a peak in the Himalayas around 144 km west of Kathmandu....
