China and India’s race to dam the Brahmaputra river puts the Himalayas at risk
At the heart of the Himalayas, the ongoing conflict between China and India for the hydro-power race will affect the whole region.
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Why is Mount Everest so big? New research highlights a rogue river – but deeper forces are at work
Mount Everest is growing surprisingly quickly – but are rivers or earthquakes responsible?
Threat from climate change to some of India’s sacred pilgrimage sites is reshaping religious beliefs
At the pilgrimage site of Kedarnath in northern India, disastrous flooding has led many to ask whether the gods are getting angry about human behavior.
Devastating Himalayan floods are made worse by an international blame game
Nepal has blamed India for exacerbating intense monsoon flooding that has killed at least 1,200 people in the last two months.
Evolution of Himalayan flower colour
Research in the Himalayas has investigated how flowers evolved distinctive bee-friendly colours to attract pollinators. This…
Raising Tibet
It’s more than a little disconcerting to wake every hour or so, gasping for air, suffocating. It happened to me during a field season in southern Tibet camped at about 5400 metres above sea level. With…
Emergency warnings weren’t enough to save Nepal’s flood‑ravaged villages. An expert explains
A catastrophic flash flood ripped through local villages and has claimed hundreds of lives.
Nepal’s flash floods show the devastating power of ‘cascading hazards’
Early evidence suggests this was not an ordinary rain-driven flash flood. So what caused it?
China and India’s border dispute is a slow‑moving environmental disaster
For decades, China and India have clashed over their disputed Himalayan border. This clash is also playing out via a development boom that threatens the health of one of the world’s biggest river catchments.
Will an ambitious Chinese‑built rail line through the Himalayas lead to a debt trap for Nepal?
Sri Lanka has become the cautionary tale when it comes to Belt and Road investment with China. Can Nepal avoid a similar fate?
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