Asia, home to the world’s tallest peaks, is a paradise for mountain enthusiasts. While the intimidating heights of the Himalayas dominate the landscape, the continent also boasts a range of accessible ...

Credit: ICIMOD-Kathmandu/ Jitendra Raj Bajracharya Subscribe for ads-free reading A vast expanse of mountains in Asia will be among the worst hit by global climate change resulting in increased ...

A University of Colorado Boulder team is partnering with the United States Agency for International Development to assess snow and glacier contributions to water resources originating in the high ...

Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 38, No. 2 (May 2018), pp. 175-179 (5 pages) The Mountain Societies Research Institute (MSRI) operates at the interface of science and society in Central Asia.

The glaciers of Central Asia’s Tien Shan mountain range have lost a quarter of their ice mass over the past five decades, largely because of increased melting linked to a rise in summer temperatures, ...