Mountain snow and meltwater from glaciers in the Himalayas determine how much water is available for drinking, farming and ...

Space images reveal Himalayan glaciers flowing downhill, a dynamic process previously unseen. These ice masses feed vital ...

A study on Rulung Glacier in Ladakh found that rising temperatures are intensifying interactions between meltwater and the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. High in the Himalayas, glacial lakes and bodies of water are growing, and the landscape is responding in dangerous ways. As ...

Snowfall in Asia's Hindu Kush-Himalayan mountain range has reached a 23-year low, threatening nearly two billion people dependent on snowmelt for water, scientists warned in a report on Monday. The ...

Throughout human history, civilisations have been named after the rivers along which they flourished: Indus Valley, Nile, Tigris-Euphrates. Many of these cultures later collapsed, partly because they ...

Discover the longest river in Ladakh, its journey through Himalayan valleys, importance for local communities, and how ...

The Himalayan mountain system sustains some of the world’s largest river networks, including the Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra basins, by regulating water through snow and glacier melt, monsoon ...

This story by Sonia Awale was first published on the Nepali Times. An edited and shortened version is republished below as part of a content-sharing agreement with Global Voices. At exactly 9 am on ...

Jammu and Kashmir has warmed by nearly 1°C over the past two decades, with rising night-time temperatures accelerating ...