In mountain ranges around the world, glaciers are melting as global temperatures rise. Europe's Alps and Pyrenees lost 40% of ...

Kiaria, a seven-year-old Chinese red panda, transferred to Utah’s Hogle Zoo from the Toledo Zoo in Ohio, based on a breeding ...

SLF researchers are training Indian specialists to use satellite data and computer models to identify impending natural hazards and areas that could ...

A glacial lake outburst flood in the Himalayas in October 2023 damaged more than 30 bridges and destroyed a 200-foot-high (60-meter) hydropower plant. Residents had little warning. By the time the ...

A new study of 11 Western Himalayan districts shows that most of Himachal Pradesh’s districts are the most vulnerable to ...

Lahaul and Spiti’ is the most vulnerable to avalanches in Himachal Pradesh, while Chamoli the most vulnerable in Uttarakhand, according to an analysis of 11 districts in the two Himalayan states. An ...

Avalanche risks in the Western Himalayas have increased due to climate change and human activities with 30-40 deaths annually ...

A team of Sherpas has fixed ropes as far as Camp 2 on Annapurna. On Saturday, they begin work on the treacherous section ...

The Mount Everest Season Begins The spring climbing season will begin in the next several weeks in the Himalayas – including teams headed to Mount Everest. The ...

An avalanche swept over the village of Sonmarg in the Himalayas. A camera filmed the dramatic scenes of the impact of the ...

Essential supplies, including blankets, tarpaulins, kitchen utensils, solar lights, shoes, warm clothes, food items, and medicines, were airdropped in the avalanche-hit Kumar village in Pangi tehsil ...

as part of avalanche control. The Himalayas are well known for the occurrence of snow Avalanches, particularly the Western Himalayas - the snowy regions of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and ...