What newest global glacier volume estimate means for High Mountain Asia
Arley Titzler Recent advances in remote sensing and computational power have allowed scientists to overcome a stubborn obstacle, which limited
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Climate Change
Attabad-like disaster looming large in Hunza
Shisper Glacier surge in western Karakoram range creates fear among people of Hunza Sitara Parveen As the people of Hunza
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Video of the Week: The Hindu Kush Himalaya assessment
By Peter Deneen This week’s video digests the sobering findings of the Hindu Kush Himalaya assessment. The montage was published by
Read MoreLeaders who deny climate change are ‘on the wrong side of history’: Harrison Ford
Actor attacked Trump and other leaders at World Government Summit for denying science to justify not facing the ‘moral crisis’
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Snow-slides block main highways in Tajikistan
By Shogulkhon Shahboz Heavy snowfall on Tuesday blocked again a main highway that connects Dushanbe, Tajikistan’s capital city, with Sughd
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French scholar for promotion of social solidarity, integration to meet global challenges
HAH Report Islamabad A noted French thinker has called for promotion of social solidarity and integration amid growing inequality and
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Photo Friday: Olafur Eliasson’s ice art installation in London
Runyu Liang Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson placed twenty-four blocks of glacier ice outside of the Tate Modern in London. He placed
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Climate change threatening millions in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region: report
Over 200 scientists collaborated on a report that forecasts a hot future for the high mountains of Asia. Two-degree temperature
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Collapsing glaciers, invertebrates, and resilient mountains
Maria Dombrov Collapsing Glaciers in The Himalaya–Hindu Kush mountain ranges & the Tibetan Plateau From Nature: “Tibetan communities are dealing with the
Read MoreVideo of the Week: Cascading glacier melt in Gupis valley
Nabilah Islam Our Video of the Week takes place in a remote mountainous region of northern Pakistan. The video, shared by
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‘Chitral Bachoa Pakistan Bachoa’: Chitral-Guwadar bike rally kicks off
Karimullah Chitral A bicycle rally to promote tourism potential of Chitral and to create awareness about environmental challenges to the
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As Lahore chokes on winter smog, Pakistan moves to cut air pollution
Rina Saeed Khan LAHORE At his house on busy Mall Road in Lahore, environmental lawyer Rafay Alam runs three air
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