Once-Cool Kashmir Valley Offers Little Respite From Heatwaves
Nitin Jain, a resident of New Delhi, had travelled with his family to Kashmir to escape the summer heat. But...
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Water Shortage Feared As Snow In HKH Hits A Record Low
According to a new report, the Hindu Kush Himalaya is experiencing significantly lower snow persistence in 2024, raising serious concern...
Community-led Wildlife Tourism Finds Its Niche In The Himalayas
The small village of Latpanchar, located next to Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary in the Himalayan foothills of India’s West Bengal state,...
Drastic Changes In Himalayas Deserve Political Attention
The key sentence in the most comprehensive report to date on the Hindu Kush Himalayan “cryosphere”, or icy areas, is...
Co-Operation Across Nepal-India Border Saves Lives During Floods
Every year, residents of Bhagwatipur in southern Nepal struggle to sleep during the monsoon. Between June and September, this village...
Mt Everest’s Highest Glacier To Disappear By Middle Of This Century
Researchers in Nepal have warned that the highest glacier on top of Mount Everest could disappear by the middle of...
Cooperation Is Key As Nations Deal With Glacial Floods
In the space of three months in early 2021, two glacial lakes in the Indian state of Uttarakhand burst their...
Explainer: The Disappearing Glaciers Of The Himalayas
As the Earth warms, frozen water in its many forms is affected. In mountainous regions like the Hindu Kush Himalayas,...
