Cordis: The world is becoming increasing concerned about the threat of an upcoming water shortage, leading to its very own crisis. However, it now appears as if previous fears regarding the Himalayan glacier may have been unduly warranted, according to a new international study. The results are an outcome of the HIGHNOON (‘HighNoon: adaption to

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Scidevnet: Forecast to be underwater by 2050, the Pacific island states must plan for climate adaptation, with global support, urges Crispin Maslog. An innocuous story in the ocean of online news recently caught my attention. It said that an entire Pacific island nation was considering an unusual back-up plan for survival: moving its entire population

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Skeptical Science: The lofty mountains at the Roof of the World, the Himalayas, harbor many strange and mythical things.  From the Abominable Snowman (myth) to the magnificent Potala Palace (wondrously real), to the far horizon of lost Shambhala (mythical [?] Shangri-La) to the manifold tales of the Vedas (also real), many a fanciful tale emerge

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Fox News and KuenselOnline: Tuesdays in the small Himalayan nation of Bhutan will become “Pedestrians’ Day” after the country’s cabinet approved a one-day-a-week ban on driving in town centers during business hours, the Kuensel newspaper reported Friday. “Tuesdays will be a day when Bhutanese citizens would seize the opportunity to contemplate the fragile nature of

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Climate Change Institute: The tempo of erosion in the Himalaya has received considerable attention because of the important role erosion plays in the development of the range, and more generally, because of the broad interest in the rich interactions between tectonics, topography and climate that govern mountain building. Little is known, however, about rates of

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Himalayan Times and Red Star: The Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology said it will form a special team of experts to represent in Nepal in global climate change negotiations. The team, which will be permanent in nature, will comprise experts from government agencies, academia and legal and non-governmental sectors, will be responsible for taking

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