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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...
- Himalayan glaciers melting twice as fast, threatening billions: ReportHimalayan glaciers are melting at an alarming rate. Ice loss has nearly doubled since 2000. This region holds vital ice reserves for Asia. ...
- 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...
- 42 glacial lakes in Nepal at high risk of bursting: ExpertsNepal faces a critical threat from its glacial lakes. Experts have identified 42 lakes at high risk of bursting. Such an event could lead t...
- Clean energy just 6.1 pc of Himalayan nations' supply despite huge potential: ICIMODA new report highlights the untapped renewable energy potential in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region, particularly hydropower, despite climate...
- Asia warming twice as fast as global average: WMOAsia faces rapid warming, double the global average. Sea surface temperatures are also rising quickly. Extreme heatwaves impacted East Asia...
- 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...
- Heat waves to last longer and affect more areas in India, warn scientistsScientists warn that India's heat waves will intensify, lasting longer and affecting larger areas due to climate change. Models suggest pro...
- China trying to rename Mount Everest? Beijing official calls it 'Chomolungma' over 10 times in 20-minute speechDuring Nepal's Sagarmatha Sambaad, a Chinese official's repeated use of "Chomolungma" for Mount Everest, instead of the Nepali name, raised...
- Nearly 200 killed in floods, landslides in NepalFloods and landslides in Nepal have caused 148 deaths and left 59 people missing in the past 24 hours. Schools are closed for three days du...
- China begins observation experiment on land-atmosphere interactions in Mt Everest regionChina has launched an observational experiment on land-atmosphere interactions in the Mount Everest region of Tibet to study how land surfa...
- 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...
- Sikkim flood toll hits 56, army warns on stray munitionsAt least 56 people have died in floods in India's northeast, with the army warning that munitions washed away by the deluge pose a public s...
- 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...
- Uttarakhand: Massive rockslide melted ice and triggered Chamoli flood, says new reportThe findings, released on Friday, said the energy of the fall of about 22 million cubic metres of rock mixed with ice and snow “remobilised...
- Uttarakhand tragedy could be result of ‘very rare’ bursting of water pockets in glacierScientists on Sunday said satellite and Google Earth images did not show a glacial lake near the region, but there was a possibility of 'wa...
- Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment: ICIMOD reportTen major rivers of Hindu Kush Himalaya are a lifeline for nearly 2 billion people in eight countries.
- Climate change threat looms over Kailash-Mansarovar, says new reportA new study predicts that in the Kailash region, temperatures will increase as it will rain, colder regions will recede, forests and meadow...
- India, China to jointly preserve KailashIndia, China and Nepal will work together for the conservation and sustainable development of the greater Mount Kailash region.
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