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By Auqib Javeed The sudden death of large numbers of fish in Kashmir’s iconic Dal Lake has reignited concerns over water pollution, eutrophication and ineffective control measures On 25 May this year, a large number of dead fish were found floating in Dal Lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Ja...

Oxygen levels have dropped in various lakes, including Dal Lake, because of an increase in pollutant levels.

World Meteorological Organisation says hydrology fluctuating between extremes due to climate change.

The hydrological cycle is spinning out of balance as a result of climate change and human activities, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization, which provides an extensive assessment of global water resources.

The WMO points out significant changes in the Third Pole region, which supplies water to nearly 2 billion people, including the Tibetan Plateau, the Himalayas, and other mountain ranges.

High Mountain Asia (HMA) has experienced a spatial imbalance in water resources in recent decades, partly because of a dipolar pattern of precipitation changes known as South Drying–North Wetting1. These changes can be influenced by both human activities and internal climate variability2,3. Although climate projections indicate a future widespread wetting trend over HMA1,4, the timing and mechanism of the transition from a dipolar to a monopolar pattern remain unknown. Here we demonstrate ...

Cross-border cooperation essential to address risks posed by glacial lake outburst floods

As climate change brings more extreme weather, an innovative flood insurance model offers rapid support for farmers in Nepal’s western regions

A dam, bridges and homes have washed away after heavy rains in Sikkim.

In 2014, the government launched the latest in a long line of projects to clean the river, but in the city of Varanasi it shows mixed results.