The Himalayas are home to almost 50 million people and span Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, China, Nepal, and Bhutan in a 1,550-mile-long (2,500-km) arc. It's a region unlike any other, with green ...

It has stopped snowing in the Himalayas. As a result, the water supply two billion people is under threat. The mountain range reaches 2500km from Afghanistan in the west to Myanmar in the east.

Experts warn of heightened risks of flash floods, landslides, and glacial lake outbursts in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region ...

The Hindu kush Himalayan (HKH) region ... Meanwhile, water-scarce Afghanistan may receive less rainfall, worsening food and water insecurity. “We need impact-based early warnings and stronger ...

In faction-torn Afghanistan, children (such as 12-year ... of Persia and the mysteries of the Hindu Kush, China and the Himalayas. So powerful were these images that they inspired Columbus to ...

The Hindu Kush-Himalayan range, which stretches from Afghanistan to Myanmar, holds the largest reserves of ice and snow outside the Arctic and Antarctica and is a vital source of fresh water for ...

Islamabad (AFP) – Snowfall in Asia's Hindu Kush-Himalayan mountain range has reached a 23-year low, threatening nearly two billion people dependent on snowmelt for water, scientists warned in a ...