New interactive website maps Everest’s melting glaciers
May 31, 2013
Microsoft has teamed up with GlacierWorks, to launch an interactive website that lets you explore the world’s tallest mountain
Monthly Archives: May 31, 2013
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Villages swallowed as river erosion accelerates in Bangladesh
May 28, 2013
Warming temperatures and dam construction in the Himalayas are worsening river erosion downstream in Bangladesh, displacing entire villages
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UN Transboundary Water Assessment Programme Launched
May 24, 2013
A new UN programme to assess the status of transboundary water systems
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Revealed: the mystery of the Tibetan antelope’s high-altitude living
May 23, 2013
Scientists have mapped the genome of China’s much-loved but endangered Tibetan antelope, able to gallop across high-altitude plains at high speed
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Melting Himalayas contribute to global sea level rise
May 21, 2013
Melting glaciers outside the two poles account for one third of sea level rise, according to a new study
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Everest glaciers have shrunk 13% since the 1960s
May 20, 2013
New research shows the world’s highest peak is metling, probably due to global warming
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China to share river data, India wants more
May 20, 2013
In his first trip abroad since becoming China’s premier Li Keqiang promised to share more data on transboundary rivers with India. But Manmohan Singh, India’s prime minister, wanted more
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India’s farmer suicides: the women left behind
May 16, 2013
Written against the backdrop of continuing suicides among Indian farmers, a new book describes the impact of the country’s agricultural crisis on women
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Brahmaputra river is a living ecosytem, not just a source of hydropower
May 03, 2013
The India-China border row in Ladakh has eclipsed unresolved water-sharing issues along the Brahmaptura. But for any agreement to work, it must involve the people who depend on the waters.