Winter Snow Deficit Poses Growing GLOF Risk In The Himalayas
Glaciologists warn that the reduced snowfall in the Himalayas increases glacial lakes, which pose a…
Glaciologists warn that the reduced snowfall in the Himalayas increases glacial lakes, which pose a…
In June 2023, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) released its latest report…
The index uses the latest framework from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to…
Researchers in the Himalayas are increasingly turning to environmental DNA, or eDNA – genetic material…
Located in the Lahaul-Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, Thanpattan is a vast pastureland, home to…
Vikram Katoch is visibly worried: the vast valley of Lahaul-Spiti in the northern Indian state…
Labelled a ‘High Concern Invasive Species’, invading moist grasslands and evergreen forests, the Crofton weed…
The Himalayan region has seen several extreme weather events and disasters this year. Experts have…
In the Kumaon mountains in the central sector of Uttarakhand’s Himalayas, a team of scientists…
Mountainous regions such as the Hindu Kush Himalayas are facing severe consequences from climate change….
A team of researchers from India and Japan have found water droplets trapped in mineral…
In July this year, Nepali atmospheric scientist Maheswar Rupakheti was elected to the 34-member bureau…
The Gaddis are the largest pastoral community in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, with…
On 4 October, the Teesta River floods in the northeast Indian state of Sikkim became…
Constant manipulation of the slopes for constructing roads and buildings makes them increasingly vulnerable to…
The small village of Latpanchar, located next to Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary in the Himalayan foothills…
The Centre and governments of Himalayan states should focus on sanitation systems in the Himalayas…
The shocking visuals are back. In July, it was vehicles bobbing away in turbulent river…
The famous pilgrimage site of Kedarnath, located in the central Himalayas of India, is believed…
One of the largest glaciers in the Suru river valley in Ladakh has been retreating…
“As scientists, what worries us the most is the scale at which the glaciers are…
On 26 July, 2023, the lower house of the Indian parliament, amidst protests, passed a…
When water levels rose in a tributary of the Koshi river during the 2019 monsoon,…
In May this year, I followed the Hengduan mountains into the south-east of Tibet. Now,…
Gangtok, in Sikkim, was reeling under acute water shortage, after a cloud burst-induced landslide on…