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Drilling equipment is lowered onto a site that was part of the research from 2016-19, which found that ice temperatures in Khumbu Glacier were warmer than expected. Image by University of Leeds Press Office.

Digging into icy depths to understand glacial melt

Meena Menon 24 Apr 2025
A high altitude lake at Bum La pass in Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. Image by Saptaparnipal.32 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Glaciers in Eastern Himalayas see marked retreat

Simrin Sirur 11 Mar 2025
Scientists place a portable climate observatory, across an open-water lead in the Arctic in December 2020. Image by Lianna Nixon-Alfred-Wegener Institut via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

[Commentary] The risk of a potential circulation change in the Atlantic adds to climate worries

C.P. Rajendran 21 Nov 2024

Melting ice: Need to freeze on an action plan quickly

Soumya Sarkar 15 Nov 2024

Sonam Wangchuk and climate marchers stopped, detained, and then released by Delhi Police

Simrin Sirur 4 Oct 2024

Changing patterns in precipitation and temperature affect Kashmir’s ecosystem

Mudassir Kuloo 28 Aug 2024

Long-term monitoring of Himalayan glaciers essential to assess their health

Ridhi Agrawal 23 Aug 2024
Automated ice reservoir (AIR) at Igoo village near Leh, in Ladakh. It is fitted with sensors, values and a control panel that run the system with minimal human intervention.

Automatic ice stupa could transform farming in rural Ladakh

Nidhi Jamwal 18 Jul 2024

Kancha Sherpa, a member of the first successful expedition to Everest, is worried. Here’s why.

Nidhi Jamwal 25 Jun 2024

Prolonged dry weather impacts J&K’s key sectors, forests, glaciers and water bodies

Mudassir Kuloo 22 Jan 2024

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

Simrin Sirur 10 Aug 2023

Himalayas losing glaciers and snow: more hazards in the offing, a new study finds

Arathi Menon 25 Jul 2023
Anil Kulkarni at Samudra Tapu. Photo from Anil Kulkarni.

[Interview] Glaciologist Anil Kulkarni on shrinking glaciers and effective policy-level communication

Saumitra Shinde and Sahana Ghosh 27 Apr 2023

Saffron, biodiversity and glaciers: Kashmir’s women scientists lead climate action

Hirra Azmat 26 Jul 2022
The Indian Contingent at Antractica as part of the 2041 expedition, earlier this year. Photo by 2041 foundation.

[Commentary] Journey through Antarctica reveals realities of a changing climate and youth’s role in climate action

Deepika Rawat 20 May 2022

[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

Healthy snowfall will help Uttarakhand’s glaciers, water woes

Varsha Singh 12 Mar 2020

Wild yak poop offers clues to the extinction of the woolly mammoth and woolly rhinos

Sahana Ghosh 22 Aug 2019