The Himalayas shape our planet's climate in ways that reach far beyond their towering peaks. These magnificent mountains ...

In the Hindu Kush Himalayas, snow is vital for rivers, ecosystems, and the water security for two billion people across eight ...

A study by the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences reveals the historical shift from wet springs during the Little Ice Age to drier conditions in Himachal's Sangla Valley. Deodar trees show ...

How can climate change impact flood risks for the Himalayan floodplain, which is a globally known flood region? This is what ...

JOSHIMATH, India — Tending his fields one crisp winter morning, Chandra Singh Rana saw what looked like smoke emerging from the wooded slopes and snow-capped peaks that led to Nanda Devi, one of the ...

"Our simulations project increases in in the 1% annual exceedance probability flood magnitude of 40% (medium-emissions) and 79% (high-emissions) for 2060-2099, with rainfall-runoff contributing 90% of ...

Thimphu, Bhutan, 19 Nov 2011: In a serious regional bid to adapt to the impacts of climate change, the four eastern Himalayan nations of India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh have come together to ...

This article originally appeared on Undark. Perched on a mountaintop in northern India, the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) has been monitoring the Earth and skies for ...

“The secret of the mountain is that the mountains simply exist, as I do myself: the mountains exist simply, which I do not. The mountains have no ‘meaning,’ they are meaning; the mountains are. The ...

The region is warming much faster than much of the planet, and the consequences are already showing. By Richard Silber and Liam Torpy Mr. Silber is the founder and executive director of the Himalayan ...