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

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% ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.