It's unclear what caused the deadly break, but scientists are predicting more. Warming temperatures across the globe are changing landscapes and threatening local cities and communities. A devastating ...

Which mountain is called the Third Pole? Learn why the Himalayan region is known as the Third Pole of the Earth, its massive ...

High in the Himalayas, glacial lakes and bodies of water are growing, and the landscape is responding in dangerous ways. As meltwater carves new lakes into the mountains, scientists are concerned ...

Glaciers are one of the largest reservoirs of freshwater on our planet, and their melting or growing is one of the best indicators of climate change. However, knowledge of glacier change has been ...

NEW DELHI: The United Nations' new report highlights that the rapid melting of Himalayan glaciers has increased the vulnerability of Himalayan grazers' livelihoods. This accelerated glacier melting ...

A culturally significant glacier in the central Himalayas of India has melted by 10% over the past 40 years. As a result, future water resources are at risk because of the changing conditions of ...

Pollution-laden dust storms are depositing black carbon on the Himalayas. New research from INSTAAR’s Karl Rittger and collaborators reveals the process. Regional pollution is speeding up snow melt in ...

SHIMLA, (IANS) – The reduced snowfall in the Himalayas increases glacial lakes that pose a growing risk of lake outburst floods in the Himalayas, warn glaciologists. They call for increasing ...

The Himalayas house some of the most breathtaking glaciers in the world. Yet there is one that calls out to the imagination like no other: the Siachen Glacier. Described by many as the “Crown of the ...

Regional pollution is speeding up snow melt in the Indian Himalayas. That’s according to a new study from an international group of scientists including Indian Institute of Technology Madras civil ...