High in the Himalayas, glacial lakes and bodies of water are growing, and the landscape is responding in dangerous ways. As meltwater carves new lakes into the mountains, scientists are concerned ...

Mega-dams planned by China and India on the Brahmaputra and other Himalayan rivers threaten a humanitarian and environmental ...

A new study says Mount Everest is about 15 to 50m taller than it would otherwise be, thanks to erosion from a river network Mount Everest is 15-50m taller than it would otherwise be because a river is ...

Himalayan glacial lakes and water bodies have grown by over nine percent in fourteen years. This expansion, from 2011 to 2025 ...

NEW DELHI: The Union Ministry of Jalshakti has urged the need for climate mitigation to prevent a severe reduction in snow cover due to climate change. It also urged to save water resources in major ...

A recent report from the Central Water Commission (CWC) reveals that glacial lakes and other water bodies in the Himalayan ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Conservation geneticist Adarsh Man Sherchan is one of the leading experts keeping track of the impacts that Nepal’s dozens of dams are having on ...

One of various organizations trying to tackle the problem is the South East Rivers Trust (SERT). It works with volunteers to collect data, remove the plants before they seed, and replant the affected ...

Graham Roberts (left) leads the team of "balsam bashers" on the River Lim "We got to the field and it was just a sea of pink," said retired conservationist Graham Roberts, who is waging a war on ...