The litter-collecting monk on the Tibetan plateau

A Buddhist lama and his local volunteers search for a solution to the growing piles of rubbish on the remote grasslands at the source of Asia&…

`Religion is not doing enough to help wildlife'

George Schaller is one of the first scientists to study and rediscover several rare and charismatic species. These include the mountain gorillas …

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&…

A dedicated snow leopard cell was long-pending: Koustubh Sharma

Down To Earth speaks to snow leopard expert Koustubh Sharma on the findings of the latest government report on the enigmatic cat  

Answer to ‘Karakoram Anomaly’ found?

Scientists say the reason behind the Karakoram Range’s glaciers not being affected by climate change could be intensification of irrigation …

How air pollution is exacerbating climate change in the Himalayas

Here’s how smoke settles in higher altitudes and messes up the natural processes of glaciers

Brown carbon ‘tarballs’ that hasten glacial melt found in Himalayan atmosphere: Study

The percentage of tarballs increased on days with higher pollution levels, could contribute to global warming   

5.9 magnitude earthquake strikes seismically active North Central China, over 100 deaths reported

Severe economic losses less than 1% of China’s gross domestic product expected

High altitude areas of Tibetan Plateau warming faster than lower regions

Lack of weather data from high altitude regions due to scarcity of weather stations is an impediment towards detailed research

Glacier melting in Hindu Kush: 2 billion people may face food, water shortage by 2100

Hindu Kush Himalayan mountain ranges could lose up to two-third of its ice by 2100, according to UNDP

Drop in air pollution in India during 2020 nationwide lockdown slowed snow melting in Himalayas, finds study

Snow & ice melt reduced by more than 27 million tonnes compared to 2019