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'Like a movie scene': Chain of events that led to Nepal floods that killed over 600

A massive glacier and rock collapse high in Nepal’s Himalayas appears to have set off a chain of events that culminated in one of the country’s deadliest flash floods in years, killing over 600 people and leaving thousands missing in Nepal and neighbouring Tibet.

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Before Nepal floods, Himalayan glacier reports had warned of rising risks

Himalayan glaciers are melting at an accelerating pace, doubling ice loss rates since 2000. These glaciers provide water for nearly two billion people downstream. Small glaciers are shrinking faster, posing immediate water shortage risks. Glacier area loss is highest in eastern Hengduan Shan mountains. Expanded monitoring and adaptation investment are…

The Economic Times

Nepalese police say more than 150 bodies recovered – as it happened

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'Like a bomb exploded': How a 2,000-foot-wide glacier triggered deadly Nepal floods

The deadly flash floods that tore through Nepal’s Himalayan border region on Wednesday may have been triggered by a massive chunk of glacier breaking away high in the mountains and crashing into a river valley below. An initial analysis by geologists and glaciologists cited by The New York Times suggests…

The Times of India

Climate change driving extreme rainfall in Himalayas, anthropogenic factors adding to risk: Govt

Extreme rainfall events are intensifying in the Himalayan region due to climate change. Human activities are also contributing to the overall disaster risk in the area. Accelerated snowmelt and moraine instability are identified as key contributing factors. These elements increase runoff and lead to slope failures in vulnerable terrains. A…

The Economic Times

Snow Trout Are Vanishing From Himalayan Streams as India's Glacial Cold Water Disappears

A Fish Built for One Specific WorldSnow trout, members of the genus Schizothorax, are not a single species but a group of roughly 100 closely related species distributed across the cold rivers and streams of the Himalayan and Hindu Kush ranges. They evolved over millions of years in water that…

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One year after Dharali: The growing cost of building in a fragile Himalaya

A year after the Dharali disaster, the reconstructed road leading to Gangotri has been shifted a few metres away from the banks of the Bhagirathi river. The market, once bustling with tourists during the yatra season, now wears a lifeless look. Most shops and houses still remain buried under debris.…

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Glaciers spotted flowing across the Himalayas from space | Space photo of the day for July 15, 2026

Glacial ice carves its way downhill.

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Did Adi Shakti Also Reveal Her Vishwaroop?

Whenever people hear the word Vishwaroop, one image immediately comes to mind Krishna revealing his infinite cosmic form to Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita. But what if that was not the only Vishwaroop described in Hindu scriptures? What if another divine being revealed an equally powerful cosmic form long before?…

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Scientists surveying ants accidentally stumble upon new ‘happy face’ spider species

High-altitude species named after the mighty Himalayas

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Rangbhari Ekadasi 2026: Date, Vrat Katha, Rituals & Significance

Rangbhari Ekadasi a religiously significant festival in Varanasi and many other temples throughout North India. According to the Hindu spiritual calendar, the date of this important festival falls on the eleventh day during moon’s waxing phase in the month of Phalgun. The traditional belief is that, this is the day…

Times Life

Ultra-cyclist to ride 55,000m of elevation across Himalayas to raise awareness of climate change

Omar Di Felice set to ride 3,000 kilometres through the Himalayas as part of wider Bike to 1.5 project

Cycling Weekly

Sir Chris Bonington celebrates 90th birthday – and vows to fulfill promise to late friend

Legendary mountaineer marks day with pledge to complete a Himalayan Sherpa community project started by fellow climber

Advnture

What Are The Deepest Bunkers In World Golf?

Nowadays, some sand traps are so flat they're barely hazards, but that's not always the case. These four courses have bunkers so deep they will give you nightmares...

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What is Humboldt’s enigma and what does it mean for India? | Explained

Explorers and scientists have long wondered why some areas are more biodiverse than others, with mountains being a key exception to the expected decrease in diversity away from the tropics, known as Humboldt's enigma. The Shola Sky Islands are a good example in India, and need more research and support.

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Sikkim flood was a matter of time despite uncertainties, scientists knew

Climate change has played a big part in altering the frequency and amplifying the intensity of such weather phenomena – and human activities on unstable terrain have made their effects more devastating.

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Himalayan blunders that are ravaging the Himalayas

In a time of the unpredictable impact of climate change events, conservation of the Himalayan region is vital

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Melting of Ladakh glacier could form three glacial lakes: Study

Accelerated melting of the Himalayan Parkachik Glacier in Ladakh could give rise to three glacial lakes with an average depth ranging between 34 and 84 metres, scientists have found

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Into the heart of the Himalayas

mystics and sceptics: in search of himalayan masters

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Reconstructed foot overbridge near Mumbai's CSMT opened four years after collapse

MUMBAI: Four years after its crash claiming seven lives, the reconstructed Himalaya foot overbridge near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in south Mumbai opened for the public on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

Scarred for life: the Himalayan towns sinking into oblivion

The construction of vast dams and a network of roads and railways have taken a heavy toll on the state of Uttarakhand, with buildings in Joshimath and other settlements collapsing and residents blaming government indifference

ABC News

What new satellite image analysis can tell us about the Line of Actual Control between China and India

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute says the Chinese infrastructure developments played a role in last week's Himalaya border skirmish between the two nuclear-armed nations.

Radio France Internationale

Global warming forces Kashmir farmers to grow saffron indoors

Farmers in Kashmir are experimenting with new techniques for growing saffron as global warming stunts traditional production of the world's most expensive spice in the Himalayan foothills.

Daily Mirror

Mum-of-two plunges off huge 27,000ft mountain in Himalayas after skidding off

Manaslu in Nepal is the world’s eighth highest mountain and the search for the mother of two from Telluride, Colorado, has been very tricky due to poor weather conditions

The Hindu

Birdwatchers from India, Nepal and Bhutan to count birds in the Himalayas

First edition of the Himalayan Bird Count (HBC) to be held on May 14

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