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Retreating glaciers — rivers of ice shrinking back as the world warms — are the most tangible and direct evidence of climate ...
A Himalayan village in Nepal has vanished — emptied by climate change. Samjung, perched in the high-altitude Upper Mustang ...
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 report. The Hindu ...
A four-day regional workshop aimed at enhancing transboundary climate change and disaster risk reporting between Nepal and India concluded today in Kathmandu.
Rising temperatures are causing glaciers to lose ice at a rate higher than the average rate over past centuries.
Mass loss for most glaciers in the region is quite worrying as 10 of Asia’s largest rivers - including the Indus, Brahmaputra, and Ganges - originate in the Hindu Kush Himalayas.
The Hindu kush Himalayan (HKH) region, which includes India, Nepal, Pakistan, and parts of China, may see temperatures climb up to 2ºC above normal along with widespread above-average rainfall.
The expedition team conducted trailblazing research on the glaciers and alpine environment of the Hindu Kush–Himalaya. The region's glaciers provide critical water resources to more than one ...
The Hindu Kush Himalayas are on the frontline of the climate crisis, with melting glaciers, water insecurity, food shortages, and disaster risks threatening millions of people.
A helicopter carrying Hindu pilgrims has crashed in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, killing seven people on board.