New Research Strengthens the Link Between Warming and Extreme Weather
There is an increasing body of evidence connecting climate change and severe weather events. In 2004, a group…
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay’s Everest climb retold in new film by Australian director
When Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay achieved what was previously thought impossible, summitting the world’s tallest mountain, Mount…
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev’s ‘Disappearing Faces’ captures faces and lives of the Himalayas
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev’s ‘Disappearing Faces’ captures faces and lives of the Himalayas In his new photo-essay book, Disappearing…
Young New Zealand woman injured in deadly Nepal bus crash, 19 dead
A Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFAT) spokesperson said: “We are providing consular assistance to one New Zealander involved…
The Vulnerable Cheer Pheasant of the Himalayas
Chir-a-pir chir-a-pir chir chir-chirwa chirwa and chewewoo. This unmistakable call, loud and sharp, once echoed across the steep…
Medicinal herbs that traditional healing relied on are vanishing
Gyatso Bista remembers the sacks of kutki. As a child learning to become a healer in Nepal’s kingdom…
Rising Human-Bear Encounters in the Himalayas
It could have been the Rockies. Or Kodiak Island. Or Kamchatka. Instead, Pakistani singer-songwriter Quratulain Balouch was recently…