KATHMANDU – Raging water disrupted life in Thame village—home to some of Nepal’s famed Sherpas—when a glacial lake in the ...

In all cases, it’s important to leverage local knowledge and actively involve the affected communities. As the Thame glacial lake flooding incident demonstrated, local knowledge is vital to saving ...

The Hindu Kush Himalayas holds the world’s largest ice reserves outside the polar regions and extends 3,500 kilometers over Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, the People’s Republic of China, India, ...

Climate change and “unsustainable human activities” are driving “unprecedented changes” to mountains and glaciers, a UN report warns.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Switzerland midfielder Alvyn Sanches will be sidelined for several months after being hurt less than 30 minutes into his international debut, his club Lausanne-Sport ...

Over the past decade, extreme events such as heat, drought, storms and pests have taken a heavy toll on Swiss forests. In ...

Perils has updated its industry-loss estimate for the September floods in Central Europe and Italy to EUR2.19bn ($2.4bn).

The National Weather Service's second spring flood outlook of the season ... according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor map, released Thursday. The Drought Monitor is a partnership of ...

London’s Heathrow Airport was completely shut down Friday because of a power outage due to a large fire nearby, causing ...

She argued naturalized areas improve soil quality, provide better habitats for pollinators, offer better drought and flood mitigation and, if properly maintained, increase wildfire resilience.

A glacial lake outburst flood in the Himalayas in October 2023 damaged more than 30 bridges and destroyed a 200-foot-high (60-meter) hydropower plant. Residents had little warning. By the time the ...

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