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Climate change worsens water crisis in Indus-Ganga-Brahmaputra basins
New satellite data shows less rain and warmer weather is further depleting already overexploited groundwater in one of the world’s most populated regions
Posted 07 Dec 2020 in Articles -
Organic composting offers hope to deal with stubble burning
Scientists in Delhi have developed a cheap organic alternative to stubble burning – one of the main culprits of South Asia’s autumn air pollution crisis. But will farmers be willing to adopt it?
Posted 01 Dec 2020 in Articles -
Harmful algae blooms in Arabian Sea linked to Himalayas melting
A new study says algae blooms that can be seen from space are being caused by the warming of snow-clad mountains thousands of miles away
Posted 22 Jun 2020 in Articles -
New regional study to unravel winter smog over Himalayas
ICIMOD team to investigate how pollution from South Asia wafts over the Hindu Kush Himalayas causing heavy winter smog and environmental damage in the fragile region
Posted 08 Dec 2015 in Uncategorized -
India should probe climate change-dengue link
Though global research points to the link between climate change and dengue, there are no such studies in India where cases of the mosquito-borne disease have surged and spread to new regions
Posted 28 Sep 2015 in Articles -
Pollutants buried under glaciers surface to haunt India
As glaciers in the Himalayas melt faster due to global warming, pollutants buried under them are finding their way down to the north Indian plains
Posted 22 Sep 2015 in Articles -
El Niño does hit the monsoon, but some links still missing
Experts say there is a correlation between El Niño and the weak monsoon in South Asia this year, though a conclusive link is yet to be established
Posted 27 Aug 2015 in Articles -
Sweeping vegetation changes projected in Kashmir Himalayas due to global warming
Areas under permanent snow and ice cover will disappear by the end of the century, jeopardizing water, agriculture and biodiversity in the region, say scientists
Posted 31 Jul 2015 in Articles&Uncategorized -
Virtual water trade: India loses, China gains water through food trade
Food exports are running India dry, while China is conserving its water supply by importing water intensive crops such as soya, a new analysis of the two countries water footprint reveals
Posted 08 Jul 2015 in Articles -
Himalayas could be hit by more powerful quakes in coming decades, warn scientists
The Nepal earthquake highlights the vulnerability of the entire Himalayan region as scientists warn more major tremors could follow in the next few decades, underlining the risks to infrastructure such as dams, roads and buildings.
Posted 30 Apr 2015 in Articles&Uncategorized