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Himalayan disaster explained The Rishi Ganga River rises in the shadow of Nanda Devi (7,816m), Indias second highest mountain. Credit: Sumod K Mohan / Wikicommons A devastating flood last week on the upper reaches of the Rishi Ganga River, in India’s northern state of Uttarakhand, is a stark warning of the hazards of hydropower development under the dual threats of climate change and young, unstable mountains, scientists said last Friday in a webinar hosted by the The Earth Institute at Colu...

As Nepals Budhi Gandaki hydro project is put on hold, flooding threatens lives of thousands Firstpost 16-02-2021 The Third Pole © Provided by Firstpost As Nepals Budhi Gandaki hydro project is put on hold, flooding threatens lives of thousands By Ramesh Bhushal Plans to build Nepal’s biggest ever hydropower project have gone through a bewildering series of politically motivated changes since 2011. Now it seems the Nepali government cannot get the Chinese contractor to sa...

The world’s wettest place in North East India is witnessing a decline in rainfall The phenomenon is driven by changes in the Indian Ocean temperature and conversion of forestlands and vegetation cover to croplands in the last two decades. Representational image. | Diptendu Dutta / AFP An analysis of 119 years of rainfall measurements at different rain gauge stations across North East India, has revealed a decreasing trend in summer rainfall since 1973, including in rainy Me...

Famous for Chipko Movement, Ukhand Village Warned of Disaster for Decades. No One Listened News18 © Provided by News18 Famous for Chipko Movement, Ukhand Village Warned of Disaster for Decades. No One Listened When contractors came to her forest to cut down thousands of trees, Gaura Devi rallied the women of her village and marched into the woods. Armed with only their bare hands and fierce determination to save the forest upon which their livelihoods depended, Gaura Devi an...

Devastating Chamoli floods are a manifestation of the meltdown in Himalayan ecosystem Firstpost 13-02-2021 © Provided by Firstpost Devastating Chamoli floods are a manifestation of the meltdown in Himalayan ecosystem The Himalaya is an active transcontinental mountain chain in Asia, growing at a few millimetres per year. Over millions and millions of years, a snail-paced tectonic push has brought this mountain to its current towering stature. As the jagged mountain peaks would testify, ...

In a Nepali wetland, a traditional craft helps a community earn a livelihood and keeps invasive weeds in check Firstpost 10-02-2021 The Third Pole © Provided by Firstpost In a Nepali wetland, a traditional craft helps a community earn a livelihood and keeps invasive weeds in check By Birat Anupam To the officials of Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, water hyacinths and bulrush are destructive invasive plants that disturb the aquatic ecosystems of Nepal’s only wildlife reserv...

We have learnt nothing from 2013 Uttarakhand disaster Nivedita Khandekar Small Large It is not for the first time that the area is witnessing such a natural disaster. It is also not the first time that the government has allowed dam projects in the fragile Himalayan ecology It has been more than 48 hours, but the villagers of Raini are still reeling from effects of the loud crashing sound that was followed by an almost deafening roar of the river, as it bolstered down the narrow gorge on Februa...

The man threw up his hands in relief while rescuers cheered with joy after yanking him from the tunnel, which was cut off on Sunday after a chunk of glacier broke off in the Himalayas.

In Uttarakhand Disaster, the Handiwork of Climate Change Is Unmistakable 08/02/2021 Rescue workers outside a tunnel after the Uttarakhand flood on February 7, 2021, in Tapovan, February 8. Photo: Reuters/Stringer. Under the weight of a suspected avalanche, a massive chunk of ice and frozen mud broke away from a glacier in the high Himalayas and fell into a lake that had formed at its snout due to climate change. The moraine around the lake collapsed and a flash flood came roaring dow...

China releases Tibet language advocate Tashi Wangchuk Tibetan language advocate Tashi Wangchuk was jailed by China in 2016. His lawyer says hes been released in Qinghai province, but its not clear if hes "fully free." Rights groups have accused China of an escalating crackdown on free expression PEN America said Friday it was "overjoyed" that its lobbying for Tashi Wangchuks release had borne fruit. However, a lawyer for the Tibetan language advocate said it was unclear whether he was "fully f...