Simply Put: Joining hands
Simply Put: Warming hills
What are cloudbursts? Should we be prepared for more frequent occurrences?
A cloudburst is a sudden spell of localised, heavy rainfall where the amount of rainfall over a particular area exceeds 100 millimetres in an hour
When mountain comes melting
Fast-receding glaciers will impact water supplies and disrupt economic activities in mountain regions—in the not-too-distant future
The UAE wants to build a 'rainmaking mountain' – are we all ok with that?
The point is that hills make rain – or to be more precise, hills can create the conditions which cause moisture in the air to condense and …
News Snippets
MoEF revamps EIA regime
Bytes
Book Excerpt: Jerusalem, the isolated hill town high in the Judean Hills
‘Jerusalem Through the Ages: From Its Beginnings to the Crusades’ presents a broad yet detailed account of how Jerusalem …
Magnetism of Himalayan rocks reveals the mountains’ complex tectonic history
The tectonic collision that formed the world’s largest mountain range was actually a complex, multi-stage process — and not a …
Local lessons
Taking climate change negotiations out of international discussion boards to the villages
The secret world of rhododendrons: A plant more ancient than the Himalayas
Rhododendrons have a history intertwined with poison, medicine and folklore.
Waterworks India: Chewang Norphell
Global warming is taking its toll on the trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh. Mountains that were completely decked with snow are now barren. …
What are Western Disturbances? How do they impact rain and snowfall in India?
It is a non-monsoonal precipitation pattern that induces low pressure systems in the lower layers of the atmosphere; this, ultimately, causes …
Shimla is fragile; it does not need counter-magnet and satellite towns
Instead of increasing infrastructure in Shimla to promote tourism, the government should fix tourist inflow and improve existing amenities
Meltdown
Apogee of the mountain lore: Abiding sway of village deities tie together ecological conservation & spirituality
Uttarakhand's folk traditions play a major role in conserving its forests amid unbridled development push in the hills
Joshimath’s tragedy again shows us how fragile Uttarakhand’s Himalayas are
Climate change, glacial melt, sedimentation and human activity are a toxic brew threatening the very existence of Uttarakhand
Pumas adapt behaviour to save energy for mountain survival: Study
Finding important as many top predators are being forced to move into areas where they have to expend more energy to travel
Fight for land
From stricter land laws to revising domicile rules, Uttarakhand residents demand government action to stop the sale of agricultural land to …
Our oceans are in deep trouble — a ‘mountains to sea’ approach could make a real difference
An ecosystem approach can potentially reconcile conflicts between different user groups
Climate change in Third Pole: As glaciers melt, two lakes grow larger; NASA releases images
The two lakes — Chibzhang Co and Dorsoidong Co — in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region grew larger between October 1987 and 2021&…
BYTES
How climate change spurs megadroughts
The curious connection between the sky’s “thirstiness” and the dry spell devastating the western US
Geopolitics
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