The Himalaya is often referred to as the third ... Meltwater is forming moraine-rimmed glacial lakes at the base of the mountains, many of which are floods waiting to happen.

Red sprites seen above the Himalayas reveal powerful storms, rare upper-atmosphere events, and atmospheric mysteries ...

Older than the Himalaya mountains, the mountain chain of the Western Ghats represents geomorphic features of immense importance with unique biophysical and ecological processes. The site’s high ...

Tangjiahe Nature Reserve in the Hengduan Mountains is part of the park’s core area. The elevation ranges from 1,150m to 3,837m and features a mix of dense bamboo and subtropical forest. It is an ...

From there, we embarked on a slow journey up into the Himalaya. Soon the smooth tarmac roads disappeared, and we needed a 4x4 to navigate the rough tracks that wound their way into the mountains.

This is because the Himalaya will probably look much the same in profile then as it does now. There will be tall mountains in the north, smaller ones in the south, and the north/south width of the ...

The Himalaya mountains are one of the world’s most important sources of fresh water, their flanks giving rise to the great rivers of Asia. The mountains are also young, geologically volatile, and ...

Glaciers across the globe are vanishing at alarming rates, with those in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region experiencing ...

Notes on the media in Bhutan, with links to newspapers, TV and radio broadcasters. An overview of Bhutan, including key facts about this small Himalayan kingdom. They survived as the containers ...

From the Andes to the Hindu Kush Himalaya, UNESCO warns that many of the planet’s glaciers are melting at unprecedented rates ...

Mountains, and the Future of Human Life.’ The grand event is being organised in Kathmandu from May 16-18 and Nepal is poised to take lead role on behalf of the mountain countries to raise voice about ...