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10 major disasters, 1.2 million people affected across Himalayas in 2025, says ICIMOD analysisThe analysis by the inter-governmental body, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) also said the increasing imp...- 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 ...
- Multi-trillion-dollar climate financing gap in crucial Hindu Kush Himalayas: ReportThe Hindu Kush Himalaya region needs a massive USD 12 trillion for climate action by 2050. Current funding falls far short of this ambitiou...
- Asia warming twice as fast as global averageAsia is warming at nearly twice the global average, with the 1991-2024 trend significantly higher than 1961-1990. This rapid warming fuels ...
- Hindu Kush Himalayas at greater risk of landslides, floods this monsoon season: ReportExperts warn of heightened risks of flash floods, landslides, and glacial lake outbursts in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region this monsoon sea...
- Use of renewable energy could revolutionise agriculture in Hindu Kush Himalayas: expertsHarnessing renewable energy has the potential to revolutionize food security in the mountainous Hindu Kush Himalayas region, experts, inclu...
- Glacial ties should not mean non-coopIndia must step up its research on glaciers and augment its understanding of the issue. As major countries of the region, both India and Ch...
- Tunnel collapse in Uttarakhand: Infra needs ultra care in this regionThe collapse of an under-construction tunnel on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri National Highway in Uttarakhand last Sunday, trapping 40 workers, ...
- Experts discuss role of Hindu Kush Himalayas region & Arctic in the era of climate changeExperts gathered in Kathmandu for the first-ever Inter-Polar Conference, organized jointly by the International Centre for Integrated Mount...
- 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...
- How glaciers can burst and send floods downstreamProglacial lakes, formed after glaciers retreat, are often bound by sediment and boulder formations. Additional water or pressure, or struc...
- Uttarakhand flood: Green experts point at increased human intervention in Himalayan regionIncremental use of reinforced concrete cement structures replacing the traditional wood and stone masonry is accelerating a heat-island imp...
- Water insecurity rising in Hindu Kush Himalayan region: StudyThe study covering 13 towns across four countries - Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan shows that the interlinkages of water availabili...
- Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment: ICIMOD reportTen major rivers of Hindu Kush Himalaya are a lifeline for nearly 2 billion people in eight countries.
- Manage Himalayan ecosystems to reduce effects of climate change: Prakash JavadekarHe viewed the symposium titled "Transforming Mountain Forestry in the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region", as first-of-its kind on a subject of vi...
- Go low-tech during disasters: IMD officialLow-tech methods need to be combined with high-tech devices for effective communication in times of disaster.
- International meet calls for setting up EWS stations across Himalayas"Mountains have not received due recognition in global and national development agenda," David Molden said.
- 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...
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