A few species may also be lost as the range warms, warns assessment There is more grim news from the Himalayas. As the range warms, cold-adapted species like musk deer, pheasants and snow trout are being forced to migrate upslope into smaller and more fragmented refugia. Some Himalayan species may be lost due to this …
As climate stress intensifies and human demands rise, rivers remain Earth’s circulatory system and the waterways of life. On World Rivers Day 2025, the theme “Waterways of Life” underscores that rivers are not optional amenities, but essential natural infrastructure for ecology, livelihood, and resilience. Rivers Are Essential To Our Ecosystem Globally, freshwater ecosystems are among the …
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Emphasising geomorphic literacy can prevent future tragedies Summary On August 5, a cloudburst near the Kheer Ganga river triggered a flash flood that tore through Dharali, a village in the Indian Himalayas. Within minutes, the river swelled with water, mud and debris, sweeping away homes, roads and lives. Every monsoon season, the Himalayas see similar tragedies — …
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They warn that humanity is just three years from overshooting the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C target, with seas rising faster than ever. But the report also contains a little bit of good news. The amount of heat trapped by climate-warming pollution in our atmosphere is continuing to increase, the planet’s sea levels are rising at an …
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How do scientists determine whether climate change is driving extreme weather events like the floods, heat waves and droughts that we’re experiencing today? To find out about the science of attribution, Mongabay’s Kristine Sabillo recently interviewed environmental statistician Clair Barnes of World Weather Attribution (WWA), a global network of researchers that has been analyzing the role of …
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