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Houses damaged by recent flash floods stand amid thick layers of sludge, mud and debris in Nepal's Nuwakot district, September 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Nepal’s flood claim tests whether a nascent climate fund can deliver

Kundan Pandey 14 Sep 2026
People stand on remnants of a bridge which spanned across Trishuli river and was washed away in flash floods, in Dhading district. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Nepal’s flood disaster puts its hydropower-first strategy, exports to the test

Rudra Pangeni 10 Sep 2026
Survivors walk past a house damaged by flash floods on the banks of Trishuli river in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal on September 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Why is disaster risk increasing in the Himalayas? [Explainer]

Max Martin 8 Sep 2026
The 2023 Beas floods washed away a segment of the Manali-Leh Highway, with the snow-capped peaks near the Beas Kund glacier visible in the background in Manali. Image by Sumit Mahar/Himdhara Collective.

Climate resilience in Himachal begins with spatial planning [Commentary]

Prateek Draik 16 Jun 2026
A relative of a missing person looks at the remains of Tapovan Hydro-Electric Power Dam that was swept away following an avalanche and landslide in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, in February 2021. (AP Photo/Rishabh R. Jain)

Better preparedness and warning systems needed to deal with ice-rock avalanches

Manish Chandra Mishra 28 Apr 2026
The Hindu Kush mountains seen from Pakistan. Image by Ninara via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

Review sheds light on how global warming is destabilising the Himalayas

Simrin Sirur 13 Mar 2026
A man attempts to recover a vehicle submerged in mud following floods along the Teesta River in 2023. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Eastern Himalayan hydropower risks locking in climate maladaptation [Commentary]

Sharon Sarah Thawaney 11 Feb 2026

New research makes a case for Chinese glacial flood management system

Simrin Sirur 3 Dec 2025
A man pushing his motorbike in a flood in West Bengal.

Early investments in climate resilience could save India billions in disaster management

Simrin Sirur 16 Oct 2025
A man rows past a bus partly submerged in flood water in Rishikesh in June 2013. Extreme rain during the monsoon led to flash floods, cloudbursts and landslides during this time in the Western Himalayas. (AP Photo)

What are cloudbursts? Why do they occur and how can cloudburst risks be reduced? [Explainer]

Max Martin 27 Aug 2025
Fishing in the Teesta river in Bangladesh. Image by Ahamed Rafid via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Assessment of Sikkim flood impact shows damage to fish habitats

Simrin Sirur 17 Jul 2025
teesta III Sikkim

Political stir follows expert panel’s approval to rebuild Teesta dam in Sikkim

Simrin Sirur 6 Feb 2025

A regional hub in the Himalayas to reduce risks from climate-induced disasters

Nidhi Jamwal 14 Jan 2025

[Commentary] Holding financiers accountable for bankrolling big hydro projects

Amitanshu Verma 4 Dec 2024

Melting ice: Need to freeze on an action plan quickly

Soumya Sarkar 15 Nov 2024

No early warning system and insufficient dam safety turned Sikkim flood deadly

Simrin Sirur 9 Oct 2023

Accelerated glacier retreat in Ladakh could spawn three glacial lakes, Wadia Institute study says

Simrin Sirur 10 Aug 2023

[Explainer] What is glacial lake outburst flooding and how does it affect the Himalayas?

Mudassir Kuloo 15 Mar 2022

Glaciers at Pangong in Ladakh retreated 6.7% since 1990, says recent research

Mudassir Kuloo 10 Feb 2022

Glacier loss pushing India’s mountain region towards water insecurity

Kapil Kajal 13 Dec 2021