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 ...

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 ...

Snow level in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region plummeted to a record low in the winter of 2024-2025, threatening water security and biodiversity in the region. What strategies can India adopt to ensure ...

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.

On his back was Hindu Kush, a mountain system nearly 1000 miles long and 200 miles wide, running northeast to southwest and dividing the Amu Darya River Valley and the Indus River Valley.

The region contains the headwaters of the Amu Darya River and is the place where the Hindu Kush and Pamir Mountains meet. "It is a very isolated, cold, high mountain valley with peaks on both ...

The canals, brimming decades ago with melted snow from the Hindu Kush, now dry up by spring ... designed to divert 20 percent of the water from the Amu Darya river across the parched plains ...