There are almost 22,000km² of glacier ice in the Himalaya, the spectacular arc of mountains that stretches from north-west India to south-east China. These glaciers are the source of mighty rivers ...

When the ice thaws on Roopkund Lake, the clear glacial waters reveal its mysterious and grisly secret. Being only 2.0 meters (6.6 feet) deep, you can get a clear view of the hundreds of skeletons in ...

This article was submitted as part of the Global Voices Climate Justice fellowship, which pairs journalists from Sinophone and Global Majority countries to investigate the effects of Chinese ...

At exactly 9AM on 16 August, a 4.5M earthquake hit Xizang on the Tibetan Plateau. Four hours later, 65km away in Nepal, a glacial lake burst unleashing a cascade of destruction downstream. It is not ...

The pale green ice on the top of the lake gleams in the pale January sunlight. The dark waters beneath are visible through the translucent frozen surface. This is Thulagi Glacial Lake at the foot of ...

Heat waves are melting Himalayan glaciers on which hundreds of million people rely, flooding villages and leaving residents without drinking water. Climate change heats up Asia's highlands faster than ...

Did our AI summary help? Naini Lake is set to become a new hub for Himalayan biodiversity and fish conservation. After nearly 30 years, the famous Himalayan fish species Snow Trout has returned to ...