Simply Put: Warming hills

A political mountain to climb: Why the Alps are such a commonly used metaphor in European thought

Fascists used the Alps as grounds on which to improve the health of the nation

Towards sustainability: Arunachal’s Apatanis use a unique, integrated cultivation method; it needs encouragement

 Integrated rice-fish cultivation is a low-input and eco-friendly practice

Himalayan plunder: Hydroelectric plans in Arunachal will effect downstream Assam too

Arunachal Pradesh is highly susceptible to landslides; debris flowing downstream will change river behaviour, fear experts 

Himalayan plunder: Stop excessive, aggressive development

Incidents such as Joshimath subsidence will continue to occur if policy approaches do not change

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

Expect more ‘bomb cyclones’, courtesy climate change

Severe rain and snow lay seige to large parts of United States, Canada 

African mountains are feeling the heat of climate change

Changing patterns of snowfall have big implications for mountain heat budgets

How climate change spurs megadroughts

The curious connection between the sky’s “thirstiness” and the dry spell devastating the western US

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

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&…

‘One snow leopard gets killed every day’

As India has a sizeable proportion of the global snow leopard distribution range, it has an important role to play in conservation of the world&…

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 …

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

Global Eco Watch: Atlantic Salmon returning to Maine river after dam removals

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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 …

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. …

Mountains that matter

The United Nations declares 2002 as the International Year of the Mountains

Is Mt Everest the tallest peak?

Scientists studying the evolution of the highest Himalayan peaks will soon announce the exact elevation of Mt Everest at present.

String of peaks

A mammoth ring of mountains could have once stretched from Spain to New Zealand

Missing every mountain

Weathering the change

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