Retreating Himalayan glaciers threaten water security for hundreds of millions of people due to disrupted river flow. Glaciers act as natural water reservoirs, and their retreat diminishes this ...
Scientists have uncovered that glaciers can temporarily cool the air around them, delaying some effects of global warming.
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 ...
Dehradun: Glaciers of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) and the broader High Mountain Asia (HMA) region, which are vital water ...
A deadly wall of muddy water that swept away an Indian Himalayan town this week was likely caused by a rapidly melting glacier exacerbated by the rising effects of climate change, experts said on ...
High in the mountains, glaciers once kept their cool—literally. The massive ice bodies create their own cold microclimates that retard melting even as the rest of the planet warms. But an exhaustive ...
As world leaders prepare to gather for COP30, communities across the Global South have united under the rallying call to ...
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 ...
Experts said the deadly flood that swept away an Indian Himalayan town was likely caused by a rapidly melting glacier fuelled by the effects of climate change ...