Listening for landslides
<p>A year after a devastating earthquake triggered killer avalanches and rock falls in Nepal, scientists are wiring up mountainsides to forecast hazards.</p>
Jane Qiu
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Trouble in Tibet
Rapid changes in Tibetan grasslands are threatening Asia's main water supply and the livelihood of nomads.
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Nepal earthquake caused fewer landslides than feared
The devastating magnitude-7.8 earthquake that struck Nepal in April caused surprisingly few landslides, researchers say — confirming the early impressions of scientists who raced to map collapsed terrain
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Double threat for Tibet
<p>A comprehensive environmental assessment of the Plateau of Tibet has found that the region is getting hotter, wetter and more polluted, threatening its fragile ecosystems and those who rely on them.
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Land models put to climate test
Study under way on Mongolian steppes aims to improve knowledge of warming effects on vegetation.
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Organic pollutants poison the roof of the world
Toxic chemicals are accumulating in the ecosystems of the Himalayas and the Tibetan plateau, researchers warn in the the first comprehensive study to assess levels of certain organic pollutants in that
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Flood of protest hits Indian dams
The days when the gigantic Indian rivers — the Ganges, Indus and Brahmaputra — roar freely down the steep slopes of the Himalayas may be numbered. Roughly 300 dams are proposed or under construction in
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Flood of protest hits Indian dams
The days when the gigantic Indian rivers — the Ganges, Indus and Brahmaputra — roar freely down the steep slopes of the Himalayas may be numbered.
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Tibetan glaciers shrinking rapidly
The majority of glaciers on the Tibetan plateau and in the surrounding region are retreating rapidly, according to a study based on 30 years of satellite and field measurements.
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Glaciologists to target third pole
With the health of the world’s highest glaciers in dispute, an international team is planning a long-term campaign to measure the vital signs of the ice atop Tibet and its surrounding mountains.