Asia, housing over half of the global population, is experiencing a warming rate nearly double that of the world average, ...

Asia is currently warming at nearly twice the global average, driving extreme weather events and inflicting serious impacts ...

This process, especially pronounced in colder ecosystems like High Mountain Asia (HMA), threatens to intensify global warming further. HMA, home to over 70% of the world's low-latitude mountain ...

A new WMO report shows Asia is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, with rising ocean heat, deadly extreme ...

Communities in High Mountain Asia tend to be located closest to the danger zones, with a total of about 1 million people living within 6 miles of a glacial lake.

Tibet is known as the "Water Tower of Asia," providing water to about 2 billion people and supporting critical ecosystems in High Mountain Asia and the Tibetan Plateau, where many of the largest ...

The frequency of floods in High Mountain Asia has significantly increased since 2000 due to climate change, causing increased risks in water cycles and unpredictable flood timings. The study links ...

While top leaders, including Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba, have been vehemently preaching for the success of Sagarmatha Sambaad, experts have cautioned not to exclude discussion on the ...

More than 7% of all mountain forests have been destroyed during the past two decades, according to a new study published in the journal One Earth.. Using high-resolution satellite data and maps of ...

High-altitude challenges. The Pamir contains some of the greatest mountain ranges on earth. Around 30m people live in mountainous areas stretching from Central Asia to China, Afghanistan, Pakistan and ...