Half of world’s glaciers to ‘disappear’ with 1.5C of global warming – Carbon Brief
Half of the world’s glaciers – frozen reservoirs supplying three-quarters of the global water supply – could “disappear” by the end of the century under 1.5C of warming, a study concludes. Even if the world is successful in meeting its…
Indo-Gangetic Plain drying up? Water storage declined, âstream flowâ rose in Ganga, Indus basins last year, says WMO
Half a billion people live in the Indo-Gangetic Plain across Pakistan, Nepal, India and Bangladesh
Why is Climate Finance a Focus Area for Nepal? – Myrepublica
The Himalayas are warming at 0.3-0.7°C faster than the global average due to a situation called ‘Elevation Dependent Warming’. At the current course, the mountains will lose two-thirds of permanent ice. A major portion of the Himalayas lies in Nepal which…
Nepal Fights Deforestation, and Wins
KANKALI COMMUNITY FOREST, Nepal — The old man moved gingerly, hill after hill, cutting dry shrubs until he was surrounded by trees that had grown from seedlings he had planted two decades ago. He pointed to a row of low…
Explainer: COP27: How climate change impacts countries around the world – Reuters
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 9 (Reuters) – While delegates at the COP27 climate conference discuss the shared problem of climate change, each country will face its own challenges and threats. In February, the U.N. climate science agency released a major…
Arctic Circle moots Himalayan Council to prevent global warming; India not amused – Deccan Chronicle
NEW DELHI: Arctic Circle, a non-profit organisation promoting international dialogue among countries surrounding the North Pole, has mooted a similar initiative for the Himalayan region with the UAE leading the efforts in this direction.The Arctic Circle Assembly, held in Reykjavik…
World leaders should choose people over profit
Rising hunger, inequality, loss of livelihoods, climate change, environmental degradation, war and vaccine inequality pushed excluded people to the margins
Katmandú tuvo agua de grifo unas semanas. Pero el agua se secó tras una catástrofe climática
MELAMCHI, Nepal — Todo comenzó con un aumento repentino de temperatura: 5 grados Celsius, alrededor de los glaciares himalayos. Después, vino la explosión: una avalancha de hielo derretido que descendía a un ritmo de 9,5 millones de litros por segundo,…
Kathmandu Finally Got Tap Water. After a Climate Disaster, It Was Gone.
MELAMCHI, Nepal — It started with a sudden spike in temperature, nine degrees Fahrenheit, around the Himalayan glaciers. Then came the explosion: a deluge of melted ice racing down at a rate of 2.5 million gallons per second, unleashing a…
Melting glaciers: We need to keep an eye out on these states, Union Territories
There are 25 glacial lakes and water bodies in India, China, and Nepal that have seen a 40% increase in water spread area since 2009. They pose a great threat to seven Indian states and Union Territories and need to be monitored closely
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