The Himalayas shape our planet's climate in ways that reach far beyond their towering peaks. These magnificent mountains don't just stand as Earth's highest barriers; they actively drive weather ...

JOSHIMATH, India — Tending his fields one crisp winter morning, Chandra Singh Rana saw what looked like smoke emerging from the wooded slopes and snow-capped peaks that led to Nanda Devi, one of the ...

To elucidate the timing, location and geodynamic models of the India-Asia collision, Yuan and colleagues conducted paleomagnetic and rock magnetic analyses on two key successions that were deposited ...

“The secret of the mountain is that the mountains simply exist, as I do myself: the mountains exist simply, which I do not. The mountains have no ‘meaning,’ they are meaning; the mountains are. The ...

Dehradun: Dec 2025 marked a sharp departure from the Himalayan winter norm as Uttarakhand recorded a 100% deficit in rainfall ...

Scientists in the UK have conducted an analysis of satellite data and uncovered a trend of new vegetation growth at high altitudes in the Himalayas. This expanding coverage of plant life is in-line ...

This story originally appeared on Undark and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Perched on a mountaintop in northern India, the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) ...

Glacial lake in the Kangchenjunga region in eastern Nepal near the border with China and India. The Himalaya face the twin threats of climate change and geopolitical rivalry. Photo: Alton Byers For ...

CALVING OFF: In the past 30 years, the Imja Glacier in the Khumbu has grown into a lake 2km long as the permafrost and ice melts. Photo: KIRIL RUSEV The Himalaya is the largest storehouse of water as ...

Thimphu, Bhutan, 19 Nov 2011: In a serious regional bid to adapt to the impacts of climate change, the four eastern Himalayan nations of India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh have come together to ...

The region is warming much faster than much of the planet, and the consequences are already showing. By Richard Silber and Liam Torpy Mr. Silber is the founder and executive director of the Himalayan ...

This article originally appeared on Undark. Perched on a mountaintop in northern India, the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) has been monitoring the Earth and skies for ...