#himalayas — Public Fediverse posts

Nepal is Paying the Price for a Climate Crisis It Did Little to Create https://www.byteseu.com/2350501/ #ClimateChange #ClimateChangeHimalayas #ClimateCrisis #environment #Himalayas #JammuAndKashmir #Nepal #NepalFloods

⛺️ NEW: #Everest Base Camp becomes a temporary settlement of about 1,600 tents on the #Khumbu Glacier each #spring for roughly 50 days.

Heat from burned fuel and warm urine contributes to local #glacier melt, with fuel responsible for about 94% of the modeled human-caused #warming. Surface temps there are rising faster than in surrounding glacier areas, and researchers suggest the camp could be relocated.

👉 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/human-urine-and-fuel-are-melting-the-glacier-beneath-everest-base-camp/

#glacier #climatechange #climate #science #mountains #himalayas #glaciology #environment #earthscience #geography #climbing #research #nature #heat #ice

⛺️ NEW: #Everest Base Camp becomes a temporary settlement of about 1,600 tents on the #Khumbu Glacier each #spring for roughly 50 days.

Heat from burned fuel and warm urine contributes to local #glacier melt, with fuel responsible for about 94% of the modeled human-caused #warming. Surface temps there are rising faster than in surrounding glacier areas, and researchers suggest the camp could be relocated.

👉 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/human-urine-and-fuel-are-melting-the-glacier-beneath-everest-base-camp/

#glacier #climatechange #climate #science #mountains #himalayas #glaciology #environment #earthscience #geography #climbing #research #nature #heat #ice

⛺️ NEW: #Everest Base Camp becomes a temporary settlement of about 1,600 tents on the #Khumbu Glacier each #spring for roughly 50 days.

Heat from burned fuel and warm urine contributes to local #glacier melt, with fuel responsible for about 94% of the modeled human-caused #warming. Surface temps there are rising faster than in surrounding glacier areas, and researchers suggest the camp could be relocated.

👉 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/human-urine-and-fuel-are-melting-the-glacier-beneath-everest-base-camp/

#glacier #climatechange #climate #science #mountains #himalayas #glaciology #environment #earthscience #geography #climbing #research #nature #heat #ice

⛺️ NEW: #Everest Base Camp becomes a temporary settlement of about 1,600 tents on the #Khumbu Glacier each #spring for roughly 50 days.

Heat from burned fuel and warm urine contributes to local #glacier melt, with fuel responsible for about 94% of the modeled human-caused #warming. Surface temps there are rising faster than in surrounding glacier areas, and researchers suggest the camp could be relocated.

👉 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/human-urine-and-fuel-are-melting-the-glacier-beneath-everest-base-camp/

#glacier #climatechange #climate #science #mountains #himalayas #glaciology #environment #earthscience #geography #climbing #research #nature #heat #ice

⛺️ NEW: #Everest Base Camp becomes a temporary settlement of about 1,600 tents on the #Khumbu Glacier each #spring for roughly 50 days.

Heat from burned fuel and warm urine contributes to local #glacier melt, with fuel responsible for about 94% of the modeled human-caused #warming. Surface temps there are rising faster than in surrounding glacier areas, and researchers suggest the camp could be relocated.

👉 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/human-urine-and-fuel-are-melting-the-glacier-beneath-everest-base-camp/

#glacier #climatechange #climate #science #mountains #himalayas #glaciology #environment #earthscience #geography #climbing #research #nature #heat #ice

The Nepal and Tibet flood is a warning: melting snow and ice will bring more disasters around the world | Bill McGuire https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/01/nepal-tibet-flood-alaska-himalayas-andes-greenland-alps #NepalDisaster #MeltingGlaciers #Himalayas #ManMadeClimateChange #BigOIlKnew #PhaseOutFossilFuels #Andes #SwissAlps #Greenland

'Buyers in the United States, Europe, and Asia are purchasing mad honey with no understanding of how little it takes to cause a serious cardiac incident that can put them in the hospital.' https://theconversation.com/mad-honey-that-can-stop-your-heart-is-now-being-sold-online-worldwide-290090 #Himalayas #madhoney #honey #Nepal #cardiacincidents #foodsafety

'Buyers in the United States, Europe, and Asia are purchasing mad honey with no understanding of how little it takes to cause a serious cardiac incident that can put them in the hospital.' https://theconversation.com/mad-honey-that-can-stop-your-heart-is-now-being-sold-online-worldwide-290090 #Himalayas #madhoney #honey #Nepal #cardiacincidents #foodsafety

Permafrost Distribution, Degradation, And Potential Mass Movement Cascades In The Western Himalaya Using Machine Learning And Numerical Models
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s44304-026-00217-4 <-- shared paper
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-22051-w <-- shared (earlier) paper
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https://doi.org/10.1080/2150704X.2025.2488532 <-- shared (earlier) paper
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H/T @abhinav Alangadan
“Can we develop a first-order understanding of permafrost degradation and glacial lakes exposed to degradation-induced mass movements in the Himalaya?
[The authors] tried to address this question. The study [first link above] integrates machine learning, statistical modeling, and numerical modeling to investigate high-resolution permafrost distribution, potential degradation, and associated mass-movement hazards in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh, India.
Using rock glaciers as proxies, [they] generated a high-resolution permafrost distribution using machine learning, while potential degradation zones were delineated using the 0°C isotherm as a first-order indicator. [They] further identified glacial lakes located near potentially degrading permafrost zones and reconstructed their bathymetry. A detailed scenario-based GLOF process-chain simulation was then carried out for Kashang Lake using r.avaflow and HEC-RAS.
[Their] results indicate that seven glacial lakes in #Kinnaur are located close to potentially degrading permafrost zones. The simulations further show that a potential GLOF from Kashang Lake could inundate critical downstream infrastructure, including nearly 11 km of National Highway 5…”
#permafrost #distribution #GIS #spatial #mapping #Himalayas #India #Kinnaur #HimachalPradesh #KashangLake #massmovement #engineeringgeology #machinelearning #AI #model #modeling #numericalmodel #glaciallakes #glaciet #glacial #glaciallakeoutburstflood #GLOF #cryosphere #geostatistics #rockglaciers #GeoAI #bathymetry #processchainsimulation #HECRAS #avaflow #risk #hazard #mitigation #riskassessment #infrastructure #HEP #publicsafety #downstream #avalanche

Hanging Glaciers In Himalaya Reveal Rising Avalanche Risk
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https://www.nature.com/articles/d44151-026-00072-2 <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s44304-026-00205-8 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #risk #hazard #monitoring #engineeringgeology #naturalhazard #Himalaya #Himalayas #Alaknanda #basin #Garhwal #India #ice #cryosphere #massmovement #avalanche #glacier #hangingglacier #cryosphere #remotesensing #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #sentinel2 #DEM #elevation #model #modeling #GlabTop2 #unstable #hanging #BadrinathMana #impact #infrastructure #damage #HEP #urbanisation #development #population #publicsafety #demographics #glacialretreat #melting #Chamoli #disaster #earlywarningsystems #Himalayan #glaciers #instability #warming #climatechange #riskassessment #riskclassification #framework #avaflow #runout #downstream #downslope #water #hydrology #planning #policy #mitigation #geomorphology #geomorphometry

Remote Sensing And Process Attribution Uncertainties In The Dharali Event [Himalayas, India]
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s44304-026-00211-w <-- shared paper review
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s44304-026-00191-x <-- shared paper that was reviewed
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nhres.2025.11.001 <-- related shared paper
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#Dharali #disaster #BhagirathiBasin #India #NorthernIndia #Himalayas #GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #satellite #imagery #earthobservation #trigger #risk #hazard #damage #infrastructure #mountain #geomorphology #glacier #glacial #debrisflow #publicsafety #landuse #paraglacial #rainfall #precipitation #extremeweather #massmovement #landslide #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #Bhagirathi #River #water #hydrology #icepatchcollapse

Ice-Patch Collapse And Early-Warning Implications From A Himalayan Flash Flood - Emerging Cryo-Hydrological Hazards Under Deglaciation
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s44304-026-00191-x
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https://youtu.be/zZXER7DocfY?si=lYOE_a6YwigP3-mB
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #glacier #glacial #cryosphere #risk #hazard #flood #flooding #flashflood #earthobservation #cryohydrology #ice #snow #water #hydrogy #Himalaya #Himalayan #extremeweather #monitoring #risk #hazard #forecasting #DharaliFlashFlood #CryosphereScience #Deglaciation #EarlyWarning #RemoteSensing #Himalayas #NaturalHazards #ClimateChange #GlacierResearch #OpenScience #highmountain #mountain #slope #steepness #erosion #fluvial #nivation #Uttarakhand #India #SrikantaGlacier #DEM #elevation #satellite #chronology #reconstruction #ablation #debris #sedimentation #debrisflow #meltwater #debris #surge #massmovement #engineeringgeology #cryospherichazard #terrain #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #earlywarning #naturalhazard #channel #topography #geography #hydrogeomorphology #geomorphology #Dharali

Improving Forest Loss Mapping In Nepal Using Landtrendr Time-Series And Machine Learning
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2025.101864 <-- share paper
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“HIGHLIGHTS:
• ViT-based forest mask, multispectral ensemble LandTrendr and terrain shadow mask.
• District-level RF/XGBoost model training with expert-weighted validation.
• Outperformed GFC and REDD + AI benchmarks in accuracy and F1 performance.
• RF excelled in High Mountains/Himalayas; XGBoost in the lower Mountain regions.
• NBR contributed the most; snow-impacted forest loss uncertainty was observed..."
#Forestdisturbance #forest #disturbance #remotesensing #LandTrendr #workflow #timeseries #ViT #RF #XGBoost #GEE #Nepal #ForestNepal #spatial #GIS #mapping #earthobservation #landsat #Himalayas #mountains #alpine #vegetation #AI #multispectral #monitoring #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #loss #change #machinelearning #NDR #conservation #planning #policy #mitagion #ecology #Karnali #Bagmati, #Darchula #Siwalik #GlobalForestChange #Degradation

https://www.europesays.com/ie/244614/ Medicinal herbs that traditional healing relied on are vanishing #CerradoMedicinalPlants #ClimateChange #Éire #Health #himalayas #IE #Ireland #Medication #MedicinalHerbsClimateChange #MedicinalPlantsAndClimateChange #PrimaryHealthcare #RigpaPlants #World

The #Technosphere: The Hidden #CarbonSink : Medium

#SpatialIntelligence Is #AI’s Next #Frontier : Time

How Did the #CIA Lose a #Nuclear Device in the #Himalayas? : NY Times

Latest #KnowledgeLinks

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks

Indian Towns with a European Vibe: Explore Charm, Luxury, and Culture in 2026–2027

https://indiasafaristrends.wordpress.com/2025/08/25/indian-towns-with-a-european-vibe-explore-charm-luxury-and-culture-in-2025-2026/

This c1790 ad #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra #HimachalPradesh from the family workshop of #Nainsukh of #Guler depicts the Musical Mode 'Natanarayan #Raga'

Now at Rietberg Museum, this was last displayed at their 2024 exhibition " #Ragamala : Images for all Seasons"

#shivratri2025
#Hindu God Lord #Shiva

#Hinduism #Religion #artoftheday #IndianHeritage #IndianFestivals #Art #Heritage #Paintings #History #IndianHistory #MastoArt #Histodons #Himalayas

Ladies Playing #Chaupar (forerunner of #Chess which was invented in #India around 300 BC)

c1800 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting in #Basohli #Jammu style from #Chamba #HimachalPradesh now at British Museum, London.

On #InternationalChessDay (20th July)

#IndianHistory #Mastodons #Art #Heritage #IndianHeritage #Paintings #Recreation #MastoArt #Himalayas #ArtOfTheDay #History

Landslide Susceptibility Assessment In The Marin Khola Watershed Of The Sub Himalaya, Central Nepal
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https://doi.org/10.3126/jist.v30i1.76264 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #geology #engineeringgeology #massmovement #landslides #Nepal #susceptibility #MarinKhola #watershed #InfoVal #Siwaliks #Himalayas #risk #hazard #cost #infrastructure #publicsafety #lossoflife #propertydamage #damage #geomorphology #water #hydrology #geomorphometry #casestudies #spatialanalysis #water #hydrology #factors #topography #geology #soil #landuse #landcover #model #modeling #accuracy

In this c1750 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from the #Himalayan #Punjab State of #Mankot #Ramkot (now in #Jammu #India) now at Government #Museum, #Chandigarh) a Nobleman checks out the #TrumpTariffs rollouts on the #LiberationDay (or Aberration Day?)

#Tariffs of #Trump 🤕

#ArtHistory #India #IndianHistory #Art #IndianHeritage #History #Heritage #artoftheday #Painting #Himalayas #MastoArt #Histodons #Paintings #Economy #EconomicWarfare #Museums #StockMarketsCrash

'The lightning is restless as it flashes in the turbulent clouds.
The peacocks announce the mating of earth & sky with their shrill cries.
All lovers meet in the month of Shravana- so then why forsake me my love?'

So goes the footnote to this c1820 #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra #HimachalPradesh #India on Bonhams auction of 20 March 2025

#HappyWomensDay2025 #WomensDay

#ArtHistory #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Art #MastoArt #Histodons #History #Heritage #Paintings #Himalayas

An #IndianMiniaturePainting so beautiful that it is someone's screen saver!

(It IS the famous #ArtHistory specialist William Dalrymple's)

#Hindu God Lord #Shiva tests His Archery Skills while riding the Nandi Bull

This astounding c1825 AD #Pahari #Painting from #Guler or #Chamba #HimachalPradesh #India is now at Indian #Museum #Kolkata

#IndianHeritage #Art #IndianHistory #Religion #Hinduism #Himalayas #History #MastoArt #Histodons #Heritage #IndianMythology #Punjab Hill State #ArtOfTheDay

Himalayan Snow Lines On The Rise
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https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/153945/himalayan-snow-lines-on-the-rise <-- shared NASA technical article
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https://www.icimod.org/press-release/snow-update-report-2024-water-shortages-feared-as-hindu-kush-himalaya-sees-extraordinary-below-normal-snow-year-second-lowest-snow-persistence-on-record/ <-- shared technical article on Himalaya snow persistence changes
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #Nepal #India #Himalayas #Himalayan #mountains #climatechange #snowpersistence #remotesensing #earthobservation #glacier #glacial #melting #MountEverest #water #hydrology #cryology #snow #ice #waterresources #watersecurity #waterresources #fire #risk #hazard #OLI2 #Landsat #meteorology #weather #annual #precipitation #monsoon #sublimation #temperature #wind #humidity #extremeweather #wildfire #humanimpacts #snowline #newnormal #agriculture #foodsecurity #drought

Himalayas Formation May Have Destroyed At Least 30% Of Continental Crust In Collision Zone
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https://phys.org/news/2024-11-himalayas-formation-destroyed-continental-crust.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2024.119070 <-- shared paper
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#geology #structuralgeology #model #modeling #numericmodeling #geochemistry #mountainbuilding #orogeny #Himalayas #continentalcrust #platetectonics #continents #EuropeanAlps #ZagrosMountains #mantle #subsumed #deformation #erosion #thickening #extrusion #massbalance #calculations #delamination #topography #lithosphere

The excessively heavy rains during the past couple of days have washed away many roads in the #Himalayan State of #HimachalPradesh #India making it difficult to travel by road

So, this person in a basket is being raised towards a cliff-top village in this 19th century #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from the Cary Welch collection sold by Sotheby's on 31st May, 2011

#IndianHeritage #Paintings #Art #ArtHistory #IndianHistory #Himalayas #MastoArt #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Histodons

Happy #FathersDay to me & all other Fathers on #Mastodon

So, this lovely c1790 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting of Raja Goverdhan Chand of #Guler #HimachalPradesh with his Daughter by #Artist #Nainsukh & now at #Chandigarh #Museum & #Art Gallery

#IndianHeritage #Painting #Entertainment #Celebration #IndianHistory #Heritage #MastoArt #Histodons #History #ArtHistory #Paintings #Museums #Punjab #Himalayas

Family time on a #Sunday

A man plays Piggy-back with his child as his amused wife looks away, probably thinking 'Boys will be Boys'

This c1800 #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra #HimachalPradesh is now in the James Ivory collection
Kangra is a former #Punjab Hill Princely State located in the #Himalayas

#SundayVibes #IndianHeritage #Art #Artist #MastoArt #Histodons #Heritage #Paintings #IndianHistory #ArtHistory #History #Entertainment #Painting

String of disasters in Himalayas should prompt urgent reconsideration of big infrastructure projects

The development strategy for the Himalayas should take into consideration the vulnerability of the region and the need for environment protection.

#himalayas #uttarakhand #InfrastructureProjects #environment #CharDhamProject #joshimath #ExtremeWeatherEvents #ClimateChange #india

https://scroll.in/article/1061207/string-of-disasters-in-himalayas-should-prompt-urgent-reconsideration-of-big-infrastructure-projects

Hydro projects can get in-principle clearance before impact study: Govt to states

To be sure, the 2013 order said results of cumulative impact and carrying capacity studies will be considered while considering environment and forest clearance.

#himalayas #HydroProjects #UnionGovt #joshimath #uttarakhand #ExtremeWeatherEvents #ClimateDisasters #environment #EnvironmentalImpact #india

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/hydro-projects-can-get-in-principal-clearance-before-impact-study-govt-to-states-101704043638195.html

Home to about 15% of the world's population, #Mountains host around 50% of the world's biodiversity hotspots

To promote a healthy development in the mountains, 11th December is celebrated as the #InternationalMountainDay

So, this 19th century #Pahari #Painting of the nomadic Gaddi family, found in the #Himalayan region of #HimachalPradesh & #JammuAndKashmir

Now at Salar Jung #Museum, #Hyderabad

#IndianHistory #IndianHeritage #Art #IndianCulture #History #Himalayas #Heritage #TribesOfIndia

UN chief warns Nepal's mountains have lost one-third of their ice
https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/10/30/stop-the-madness-un-chief-warns-nepals-mountains-have-lost-one-third-of-their-ice
#ycombinator #glaciers #Mount_Everest #Himalayas #Floods #Fossil_fuels #Climate_crisis

As Climate Change Saps Himalayan Springs, Locals Are Learning To Recharge Them
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https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/10/02/1202745489/india-water-climate-change <-- shared media article
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“As the 'water tower of Asia' dries out, villagers learn to recharge their springs…"
#hydrology #water #waterresources #groundwater #Himalayas #Himalayans #Nepal #India #Asia #appliedscince #agriculture #farming #citizenscience #watersecurity #appliedscience #mitigation #percolation #percolationpit #climatechange #waterscarcity #monitoring #springs #seeps #recharge #springwater

It is the Everest Day on Monday. The mountain was climbed for the first time 70 years ago on this day, when Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Sir Edmund Hillary stood on its top.

This and my many other photographs of the mountain, ready to be licensed or purchased as prints, are available on #PicFair. This one is here: https://radekkucharski.picfair.com/pics/08636095-mount-everest-seen-from-kala-patthar?rcs=ZwQD7F8

#EverestDay #MountEverest #mountaineering #Himalayas #SagarmathaNationalPark #Everest #TenzingNorgay #EdmundHillary #Hillary #monochromePhotography #AYearForArt

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