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 ...
Syed Talia Mushtaq, Tasaduq Hussain Shah Have you noticed how Himalayan rivers no longer behave the way they used to? The ...
In the high Himalayas, water often carries colour with it. Some rivers run pale with glacier melt, others turn brown with monsoon silt. One river in northern India, rising near the eastern slopes of ...
The average percentage change in river discharge, or river flow, per year, is increasing over much of High Mountain Asia. Red and orange represent decreases in river discharge and blue represents ...
India has more than 400 rivers, which are grouped into two main types: those originating in the Himalayas and those ...
Pioneering University of Stirling led research has revealed the diverse and damaging impact Himalayan balsam has on river ecosystems. A three-year study led by Dr James Hardwick, a Lecturer in Earth ...
Plans by China and India to construct hydropower dams on a major Himalayan river raise the prospect of deadly environmental and humanitarian catastrophes for millions of people living downstream, ...
Himalayan Glaciers: Climate Change, Water Resources, and Water Security makes recommendations and sets guidelines for the future of climate change and water security in the Himalayan Region. Glaciers ...
Hundreds of miles from China’s populous coastline, a sharp bend in a remote Himalayan river is set to become the centerpiece of one of the country’s most ambitious – and controversial – infrastructure ...