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 ...

This article was originally featured on Undark. On an April morning in Sagarmatha National Park, a World Heritage Site in the Himalayas that includes Mount Everest, Domi Sherpa looks out at rocky ...

Karakoram, often referred to as the \"Third Pole\" for holding the largest ice reserves outside the Arctic and An.

A culturally significant glacier in the central Himalayas of India has melted by 10% over the past 40 years. As a result, future water resources are at risk because of the changing conditions of ...

Glaciers are one of the largest reservoirs of freshwater on our planet, and their melting or growing is one of the best indicators of climate change. However, knowledge of glacier change has been ...

Pollution-laden dust storms are depositing black carbon on the Himalayas. New research from INSTAAR’s Karl Rittger and collaborators reveals the process. Regional pollution is speeding up snow melt in ...

GENEVA -- A U.N. warning that Himalayan glaciers may melt by 2035 appears not to be backed up by scientific evidence, an American scientist says -- an admission that could energize climate change ...

Himalayan Glaciers: Climate Change, Water Resources, and Water Security makes recommendations and sets guidelines for the future of climate change and water security in the Himalayan Region. Glaciers ...