Lucknow: The mighty Himalayas, often seen as timeless and unchanging, are quietly undergoing transformations due to climate ...

With global warming accelerating, the Himalayas and high altitudes in the mountain range are warming 50 percent faster than ...

The Himalayas shape our planet's climate in ways that reach far beyond their towering peaks. These magnificent mountains don't just stand as Earth's highest barriers; they actively drive weather ...

Accurate prediction of the Indian monsoon is vital for crop planning, reservoir management, disaster preparedness, and air-quality assessment across the region.

In the Hindu Kush Himalayas, snow is vital for rivers, ecosystems, and the water security for two billion people across eight ...

JOSHIMATH, India — Tending his fields one crisp winter morning, Chandra Singh Rana saw what looked like smoke emerging from the wooded slopes and snow-capped peaks that led to Nanda Devi, one of the ...

Scientists in the UK have conducted an analysis of satellite data and uncovered a trend of new vegetation growth at high altitudes in the Himalayas. This expanding coverage of plant life is in-line ...

To elucidate the timing, location and geodynamic models of the India-Asia collision, Yuan and colleagues conducted paleomagnetic and rock magnetic analyses on two key successions that were deposited ...

“The secret of the mountain is that the mountains simply exist, as I do myself: the mountains exist simply, which I do not. The mountains have no ‘meaning,’ they are meaning; the mountains are. The ...

This article originally appeared on Undark. Perched on a mountaintop in northern India, the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) has been monitoring the Earth and skies for ...

Thimphu, Bhutan, 19 Nov 2011: In a serious regional bid to adapt to the impacts of climate change, the four eastern Himalayan nations of India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh have come together to ...

The region is warming much faster than much of the planet, and the consequences are already showing. By Richard Silber and Liam Torpy Mr. Silber is the founder and executive director of the Himalayan ...