There is a high risk of flash floods, landslides and glacial lake outburst floods in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region ...

The Ganga river basin — India’s largest — reached a record low snow persistence in 2024, the Hindu Kush Himalaya snow ... systems on the continent — Amu Darya, Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra ...

A water shortage is feared due to alarming low levels of snow in Himalayas and the Hindu Kush mountains which could ... 74% of river flow to the Amu Darya; 77% of the Helmand’s flow; and 40% ...

In response to critically low snow cover in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region, and the potential for serious water shortages in downstream communities, experts from the International Centre for ...

The Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH ... including 10 major (transboundary) rivers — the Amu Darya, Brahmaputra, Ganges, Indus, Irrawaddy, Mekong, Salween, Tarim, Yangtse, and Yellow (Huang He ...

The study, Water, Ice, Society, and Ecosystems in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HI-WISE ... reducing freshwater for major rivers such as the Amu Darya, where it contributes up to 74% of river flow ...

New Delhi: Unusually low snowfall this year in the Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH ... representing 74% of the river flow to the Amu Darya, 77% of the Helmand’s flow, and 40% of the Indus’ flow.

New Delhi — Glaciers in the Hindu Kush region of the Himalaya mountains are melting at the fastest rate ever and could shed as much as 80% of their ice by the end of this century if global ...

As the Earth warms, so do the towering peaks of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH ... Mekong, and Amu Darya. Snowmelt from these mountains sustains agriculture, drinking water supplies, and ...

The Hindu Kush Himalayan region, which encompasses the highest mountain ... drastically reducing fresh water for major rivers such as the Amu Darya (a major river in Central Asia and Afghanistan), ...

Unusually low snowfall in Hindu Kush Himalayas this year could impact ... representing 74% of the river flow to the Amu Darya, 77% of the Helmand’s flow, and 40% of the Indus’ flow.