Threat From Climate Change Reshaping Some Religious Beliefs
The famous pilgrimage site of Kedarnath, located in the central Himalayas of India, is believed to be a sacred land....
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Glacier Retreat In Ladakh Could Spawn Three Glacial Lakes: Study
One of the largest glaciers in the Suru river valley in Ladakh has been retreating at a much faster rate...
Himalayas Losing Glaciers, Snow, More Hazards In Offing: New Study
“As scientists, what worries us the most is the scale at which the glaciers are melting in the Himalayas,” said...
Our Himalayan Forests Are Under Threat With New Bill
On 26 July, 2023, the lower house of the Indian parliament, amidst protests, passed a Bill to amend the country’s...
Himalayan Communities And The Necessity Of Impact-Based Forecasting
When water levels rose in a tributary of the Koshi river during the 2019 monsoon, villagers of Launiya in Nepal’s...
Global Warming Shocks The Tibetan Plateau
In May this year, I followed the Hengduan mountains into the south-east of Tibet. Now, in June, I’m passing through...
Sikkim Reels Under Water Woes, Faces Hottest June
Gangtok, in Sikkim, was reeling under acute water shortage, after a cloud burst-induced landslide on April 20 damaged the city’s...
Glacier Recession Ups Threat Of Catastrophic Outburst Floods: Study
In the Himalayas, increasing temperatures and glacier recession have resulted in the formation of new glacial lakes and the expansion...
How Climate Change Worsens Avalanches In The Himalayas
In recent months, numerous reports of dangerous avalanches in the Himalayas have made the headlines. These sudden releases of snow,...
Climate Change, Earthquakes And Hydropower In The Himalayas
The Himalayas are relatively new mountains, created by the Indian tectonic plate being pushed under the Eurasian plate, causing it...
‘Himalayan Glaciers Warming At Alarming Rate’
“I can assure you one thing that the mountains are changing. And they are changing very fast. There is something...
J&K Roadkills Increase As Highways Lengthen
In September 2011, a team of researchers from the Institute of Mountain Environment (IME), University of Jammu, found a pair...
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...
The Hidden Waters Of The Himalayas Are Key To Mitigating Disasters
Within weeks of the partial evacuation of Joshimath, an ancient pilgrim town in Uttarakhand, northern India, land started to sink...
Confronting Himalayan Water Woes Before It Is Too Late
Last week, Ladakh-based maverick climate activist Sonam Wangchuk went on a 5-day fast to raise awareness about receding glaciers and...
Vicious Cycle: Forest Fires And Flash Floods In The Himalayas
Wildfires and flash floods are two of the most visible symptoms of climate change across the Himalayas. The two phenomena...
Fragile, Forsaken: Lessons From Joshimath
The Himalayan town of Joshimath is sinking. Its houses have been declared dangerous to live in and hitherto, 600 families...
Joshimath, A Disaster Of Ignored Warnings
Residents of the ancient pilgrim town of Joshimath were forced to flee their homes in the freezing weather of January...
A Himalayan Community’s Drive To Help Dogs, Wildlife And Itself
Pictures of enigmatic snow leopards roaming the scenic Annapurna area come to mind when outsiders think about carnivores and predators...
Environment Overlooked In Infrastructure Rush In 2022
Infrastructure development continued on a grand scale and at a rapid pace in South Asia and the Himalayas in 2022,...
Best Of ’22: Complexity Of Saving Biodiversity In The Himalayas
Biodiversity is in the headlines as 2022 comes to an end, with a “historic” deal to reverse biodiversity loss by...
The Impact Of Climate Change On Culture
From the foothills of the Himalayas to the islands of the Jamuna River, cultural traditions are being impacted by climate...
Strong Likelihood Of Major Earthquake In The Himalayan Region: Scientists
(Source: PTI) Scientists on Wednesday said there is a strong possibility of a major earthquake in the Himalayan region and...
Himalayan Avalanches: Huge Challenges Ahead
Earlier this week, on October 4, an avalanche hit a team of mountaineers from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM),...
Review: Ghosh Fable Pushes Us To Re-Examine Received Wisdom
Amitav Ghosh’s latest book, The Living Mountain: A Fable for Our Times, defies easy reactions. A review is supposed to...
