A sniff to save

It can detect a person buried under six metres of snow. Pervez Cama, who travelled to the Swiss Alps, traces the history of St Bernard, a dog …

Mountain glaciers may hold less ice than previously thought — here’s what that means for 2 billion downstream water users and sea level rise

Policymakers should look at these new estimates to revise their plans

French photographer finds ‘alarming’ lake high in Alps

Bryan Mestre discovered the meltwater lake at an altitude of 3,400 metres at the base of the Dent du Géant and the Aiguilles Marbré…

Bavarian glaciers shrinking ‘rapidly’, says study

Four out of five glaciers could disappear entirely within the next twenty years, it warns

Can Omar Abdullah help restore TosaMaidan’s lost glory?

The former chief minister, who won with a narrow margin from Beerwah, was instrumental in getting the armed forces to vacate the large meadow in …

Glaciers in the Alps are melting faster than ever — and 2022 was their worst summer yet

This year Switzerland’s glaciers have lost an average of 6.2 per cent of their ice

Conservation kills

They thought saving the animals would help save the Alp's ecology. They were wrong

Meltdown

Dung menace

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Keep on the grass

Alpine pastures are thriving despite policies to encourage grazing. But Himalayan pastures languish despite strong conservationist policies

In court