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Ladakh’s dying glaciers leave villages without electricity

    Hydropower is an important source of electricity in Zanskar. | Picture courtesy: Safeena Wani On the slope towards…

6 days ago

Himalayan rivers, glaciers under threat: Experts demand urgent policy shift

Environmentalists have issued a warning against unchecked road expansion and mass tourism in the Himalayas, and called for a dedicated…

3 months ago

When the Monsoon Crossed the Mountains and reached Tibet: A Himalayan Climate Shift

In the summer of 2025, something extraordinary happened in the skies above South Asia. The familiar rhythm of the southwest…

3 months ago

In data: Wet weather turns wild as climate change bites

Climate change turns wet weather into new hazard, as millions are disrupted and displaced by extreme wet weather. Last year was…

7 months ago

World’s glaciers melting faster than ever recorded

  At more than 20km long, Aletsch Glacier is the biggest in the European Alps. But its front has retreated…

10 months ago

Siang at risk: The impacts of China’s Yarlung Tsangpo megadam

China’s secretive plans: Since the 1990s, there has been speculation about China’s plans to build a megadam on the Tsangpo…

10 months ago

How funding climate adaptation in the Global South is critical to economies of the Global North?

Beyond the principles of climate justice, the Global North has a financial stake and thus should be concerned about climate…

10 months ago

COP29 Highlights: Key Takeaways for Cities and the Built Environment

The 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 10 to November 24, 2024, amid a backdrop of escalating climate…

12 months ago

2024 to become the hottest year on record

The year 2024 is set to be the warmest on record, capping a decade of unprecedented heat fuelled by human…

12 months ago

Climate change worsened deadly Africa floods, scientists say

A new analysis by the World Weather Attribution network of scientists found warming driven by the use of fossil fuels…

1 year ago

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