Himalayan rivers are becoming increasingly unstable as glacier melt and thawing permafrost accelerate channel shifts.

Rescuers in northern India worked Monday to rescue more than three dozen power plant workers trapped in a tunnel after part of a Himalayan glacier broke off and sent a wall of water and debris rushing ...

A comprehensive analysis of satellite data confirms that a massive landslide and subsequent glacier calving, rather than ...

A new study suggests changes in Himalayan rivers could reshape river channels, increase hazards, and create new challenges for communities and infrastructure that depend on meltwater-fed river systems ...

In a new study, scientists from Lucknow University have issued a serious warning over the rapid melting of glaciers and the expansion of glacial lakes in the Western Himalayas, highlighting an ...

The Himalayas, often called the “Water Tower of Asia,” supply water to rivers that support nearly 2 billion people. However, ...

Massive flooding triggered by a glacier breach in Northern India has left 27 dead and 197 missing. Most of the missing are believed to be workers from two nearby hydroelectric plants. Searchers are ...

A team of scientists has identified a 'potentially dangerous' proglacial lake at 16,500 feet in Arunachal Pradesh's Mago Chu basin, a critical headwaters region of the Brahmaputra, warning of a ...

A side valley of the Karnali River. The steep slopes in the Karnali catchment cause a fast flood generation and high-magnitude floods in the downstream plains. Rising greenhouse gas emissions could ...

RUDRAPRAYAG, India — Rescuers in northern India worked Monday to rescue more than three dozen power plant workers trapped in a tunnel after part of a Himalayan glacier broke off and sent a wall of ...