The deadly flash flood in Nepal was likely caused by a huge chunk of a glacier that broke off and temporarily dammed a river, ...

The flash floods in Nepal were only the latest in an accelerating series of disasters that have battered the Himalayas in ...

Rescue operations and clean-up crews are still working in the wake of last week’s devastating debris avalanche and floods in Nepal and Tibet. Researchers believe the catastrophe, which has so far ...

Discover why the eastern Himalayas are vital for biodiversity, water security, and climate resilience across Asia.

A recent disaster in Nepal highlights growing instability in the warming Himalayas. Massive rock and ice collapses unleash ...

A glacier unleashed a deadly flood earlier this week. For local trekking guides and climbers, the mountains were already ...

Scientists may have just toppled a 100-year-old theory about what holds up the highest mountain range on Earth, new research shows. The Himalayan mountains formed in the collision between the Asian ...

How and when do mountains grow? It is tempting to think of mountain formation as something that takes place only extremely gradually, on timescales of tens of millions of years. One tectonic plate ...

Scientists have been ringing alarm bells about the future of the Himalayas, known as “one of the world's most sensitive hotspots to global climate change.” Much of experts’ attention has been focused ...

As families await news of missing loved ones, the disaster is a stark reminder of how the climate crisis is creating a fast-growing threat. Plus, the town considered India’s ‘Jurassic Park’ ...

Badrinath Temple is a prominent Hindu temple located in the Himalayan town of Badrinath in Uttarakhand, India. This aerial ...