With its steep topography and abundant water resources the Himalayas offer sustainable, low-carbon hydropower for energy-hungry South Asia. But there is a catch—the mountain range falls in one of the ...

The accelerating melting of the Himalayan glaciers threatens the water supply of millions of people in Asia, new research warns. The study, led by the University of Leeds, concludes that over recent ...

Ice sheets across the Himalayas have shrunk 10 times faster in the past four decades than during the previous seven centuries. The rapid ice melt threatens agriculture and water supply for millions of ...

Himalayan glaciers are shrinking far more rapidly than glaciers in other parts of the world. Glaciers have lost roughly 40 percent of their area in the past several hundred years. The Himalayan ...

The accelerating melting of the Himalayan glaciers threatens the water supply of millions of people in Asia, new research warns. The study concludes that over recent decades the Himalayan glaciers ...

The world has presented scientists with a new flashing warning sign. According to a new study, global warming is causing glaciers in the Himalayan Mountains to melt at an “exceptional rate.” The ...