Scientists confirm massive retreat of Pindari glacier
Indian scientists have confirmed and tracked the retreat—over 3kms—of an important Himalayan glacier, attributing it to climate change,…
Melting glaciers will cause water crisis for 700 million people in Asia by 2100: study
Scientists have computed global glacier run-off changes for glaciated drainage basins and analysed the glacial impact on stream flow
Are we measuring sea level changes correctly? There is room for doubt
Assessment of sea-level rise might actually be underestimating the total changes in the sea by up to 8 per cent
ग्लोबल वार्मिंग के चलते हिमालय क्षेत्र की हजारों झीलों पर मंडरा रहा है बाढ़ का खतरा
विश्लेषण से पता चला है कि हिमालय क्षेत्र की करीब 5,000 झीलों पर बाढ़ का खतरा मंडरा रहा है। जबकि पूर्वी हिमालय में बाढ़ ...
Antarctica lost more than 3 trillion tonnes of ice in 25 years, but where is all the water going?
It’s time researchers and policy makers think about managing the water when even the more resilient of the two poles has given in to …
हिमालयी क्षेत्र में मिले ग्लेशियर्स को नुकसान पहुंचाने वाले भूरे रंग के कार्बन टारबॉल्स
गंगा के मैदानी भागों में बॉयोमास या जीवाश्म ईंधन के जलाए जाने से प्रकाश अवशोषित करने वाले यह कार्बन कण (टारबॉल्स) निकलते हैं जो ...
Climate vulnerability maps developed for Himalayan states
Vulnerability to climate change varies from state to state and district to district, it also depends on various socio-economic factors
Mount Everest glaciers melting rapidly, says study
Everest region has undergone a 0.6°C increase in temperature since 1992