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A steep climb to cleaner air in South Asia

In the Hindu Kush and Himalayan mountain ranges, the stunning landscape that makes the region so iconic is also creating a serious obstacle for public health – but NASA atmospheric scientists and the SERVIR programme are working to help keep mountain communities breathing easy.

Meryl Kruskopf & Jacob Ramthun

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HEROES data – weather data from Bhutan – now available for public download

The Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environmental Research (UWICER) has made weather data from Bhutan available ...

30 Jul 2019 SERVIR-HKH
Regional drought outlook system for South Asia launched

Droughts do not harm immediately. Their impact on lives and productive assets is gradual, which is perhaps why they do ...

Bhutan’s first training on Google Earth Engine

The Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform is increasingly finding acceptance across academic, business, non-profit, and government users for scientific analysis ...

24 Sep 2021 SERVIR-HKH
Open-access book on Earth observation for risk reduction and enhanced resilience in the HKH region launched

The open-access book is available for free download from our institutional repository and Springer’s website As HKH countries face greater threats ...

Understanding our future climate better using regional climate projections

We partnered with the Met Office, UK’s national meteorological agency, to organize a training in June 2021 on spatial and ...

Using CORDEX datasets for regional climate projections

Regional climate projections can inform more detailed impact and adaptation assessments and planning, especially in vulnerable regions like South Asia. ...

Interpreting and applying numerical weather prediction in Pakistan

The Met Office – the UK's national meteorological service – and ICIMOD, in collaboration with the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), ...