Reporters – Himalayas: The climate time bomb threatening India
Issued on: 24/03/2023 - 11:16
In the world's highest mountain range, global warming threatens thousands of glaciers, resulting in increasingly frequent natural disasters: landslides,…
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Meet senior citizens scaling the Himalayas
“Let me confide the best part,” laughs 66-year-old Rita Mathur, her voice ringing with childlike enthusiasm as she describes her first trek to Everest Base Camp (5,364 metres) in October 2021. “A lot of young trekkers stopped to ask my age…
Burning trees in the Amazon melts snow in the Himalayas
Trees set ablaze in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest could contribute to melting glaciers in the Himalayas and Antarctica because distant ecosystems essential to regulating the Earth’s climate are more closely connected than previously thought,…
‘Himalaya: Exploring the Roof of the World’: Demystifying the High and Mighty
Express News Service
The Himalayas or the ‘Abode of Snow’ remain the most stupendous mountains on the face of the earth. Being the ultimate superlative, yet they seem to invite more superlatives.
Where else would you…
Avalanche in the Indian Himalayas kills at least 19 climbers
Issued on: 07/10/2022 - 08:20
At least 19 people are confirmed dead after an avalanche struck climbers in the Indian Himalayas, authorities said Friday, with bad weather…
After suddenly losing my husband, a trip to the Himalayas helped me heal
Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeNo one can prepare you for the twists and turns of life. One moment I was living a contented life, then one shocking event up-ended everything. My husband, Graeme, had an unexpected and…
Body of missing US mountaineer Hilaree Nelson found in Nepal Himalayas
Issued on: 28/09/2022 - 10:30
A search team retrieved the body of top US ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson from the Himalayas on Wednesday, two days after she disappeared on the…
Luxury travel meets slow tourism in Uttarakhand hill stations
As more tourists, corporate groups and long stay guests make their way Uttarakhand’s hill stations, hotels and locals join hands to promote responsible luxury with slow tourism initiatives
As more tourists, corporate groups and long stay…