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NGT issues notice to Centre over hanging glacier danger in central HimalayaThe National Green Tribunal has sought responses from the Centre and other bodies concerning the danger posed by hanging glaciers in the ce...- Himalayan snow cover drops sharply, hits 20-year low; plains may feel the impactSnow cover in the Hindu Kush Himalaya has reached its lowest point in over two decades. This marks the fourth consecutive year of weak snow...
- Karma, climate and consequences: As the Char Dham Yatra reopens, a warming Himalaya reveals karma in its oldest public senseA road journey through Uttarakhand’s mountain towns reveals a deeper shift in both climate and pilgrimage. Unusual heat, felt by locals as ...
- Pay attention to dry facts about waterIndia is grappling with an acute water crisis. Recent studies reveal that the Western Himalayas are experiencing the driest spring seasons ...
- Satellites Expose a Hidden Water Loss Beneath the World’s Tallest MountainsVast underground freshwater reserves in the Himalayas and Andes are depleting. Satellites now track these hidden water losses, revealing si...
- Nagaland University-led research assesses stability of high altitude lakes in Sikkim & ArunachalNagaland University is leading a research project. It focuses on high-altitude lakes in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. The project assesses ...
- Two years before Sikkim flash floods, there was a warningA recent flash flood in Sikkim's Teesta river basin has highlighted the risks associated with South Lhonak lake. A study published in 2021 ...
- Himalayan glaciers risk losing 75% of their volume by 2100 due to global warmingThe Hindu Kush Himalaya region spans across Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan, encompassing iconi...
- Climate change adding layer of vulnerability to fragile Himalayas: ExpertsSeveral key roads are currently blocked due to landslides triggered by heavy rain in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and t...
- Black carbon deposits are accelerating glaciers and snow melt in Himalayan ranges says World BankIt is generated by human activity both inside and outside South Asia. It is part of a larger basket of aerosols that impact climate change ...
- J&K glaciers melting at 'significant' rate, study findsThe study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, was carried over the Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh region, including areas across the ...
- Himachal rivers facing threat from developmental activitiesHimachal Pradesh has 5 major river basins Satluj, Ravi, Beas, Chenab and Yamuna. Yamuna crosses only the south-eastern border of the state,...
- Kashmir glaciers shrinking rapidly, says studyThe impact of climate change is being felt in Kashmir as snowfall has lowered over the years and glaciers are losing mass leading to reduce...
- Climate change may lead to severe water shortage in NepalClimate change, increase in agricultural land use and population growth may lead to severe water shortage in Nepal in the coming decades, a...
- Everest glaciers may disappear by 2100: StudyGlaciers in the Everest region of the Himalayas could shrink at least 70 per cent or even disappear entirely by the end of the century if g...
- Everest glaciers may retreat 70% by end of century, warns new studyver 70 per cent of glacier volume in the Everest region could be lost by 2100 if current trends of greenhouse gases emission continue, a ne...
- International conference on climate change begins in NepalThe conference on climate change has a participation of more than 200 scientists, policy makers & parliamentarians from countries including...
- Water supply in Ganga, Brahmaputra will increase: ResearchGlacier and snowmelt contribute water to ten important river basins originating from the Himalayas and in the Tibetan plateau serving over ...
- Water supply in Ganga, Brahmaputra will increase: StudyDespite the retreating of glaciers in Himalayas, water supply in rivers like Ganga, Brahmaputra and Indus will increase in the coming decad...
- The marriage of two mindsA scientist specialising in geology who studies mountains among other structures constituting the Earth with the tools of physics, chemistr...
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