Buddhist monks, scientists, government officials and community figures will take part in a ceremony on Monday at the Yala glacier, one of the most studied and measured ice bodies in the Hindu Kush ...

One chilly morning this past December, nine women awoke to the sight of a glacier looming before them, glowing orange in the ...

The Ocean Policy Research Institute of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (OPRI-SPF) and the International Centre for Integrated ...

An ICIMOD report points to reduced water for 12 Asian river systems fed by the spring thaw on the Hindu Kush-Himalayan ...

The Himalayas, Asia's crucial water source, face a severe crisis as snowfall hits a 23-year low, impacting nearly two billion people. Declining snow p ...

As Arctic temperatures rise faster than anywhere on Earth, former Iceland Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir tells Firstpost ...

Tyler Andrews, an endurance athlete, runs fast and climbs fast. In a matter of hours, Tyler will take off from Mt. Everest Base Camp and attempt the round-trip ...

The Hindu Kush-Himalayan range, which stretches from Afghanistan to Myanmar, holds the largest reserves of ice and snow outside ... snow across the Hindu Kush Himalaya region, with snow ...

The Hindu Kush-Himalayan range, which stretches from Afghanistan to Myanmar, holds the largest reserves of ice and snow outside ... snow across the Hindu Kush Himalaya region, with snow ...