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Frozen water, in its various forms, bears the brunt of climate change. In the mountainous expanse of the Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH), spanning 3,500 km (2,175 miles) across Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan, a noticeable manifestation of climate change is the profound impact on glaciers.
Global warming is causing glacial lakes in mountainous regions of South Asia to flood suddenly--sometimes with fatal results.
Experts say that Nepal is vulnerable to hazards such as floods, landslides, glacial lake outburst, extreme temperatures, further aggravated due ...
The Weather Channel argues that India faces the gravest challenge: Climate change-induced health vulnerability.
Najboon Khatun looks up at the sky every day, searching for the possibility of rain. Clouds come and go without ...
Permanently frozen terrain covers 22% of the Earth’s surface. This area is more than 112 million square kilometres. People call ...
Experts at the climate summit in Dubai, UAE highlighted the alarming glacial retreat in Bhutan and the Hindu Kush Himalayan ...
Mountain work can be well paid by Nepali standards but traditional guides are finding it less attractive
Le Directeur de l’ICIMOD s’exprime dans une interview pour la presse himalayenne. Il partage quelques enjeux majeurs de l’arc Hindu ...
