#hindukushhimalaya — Public Fediverse posts
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Flood And Landslide Susceptibility Assessment And Multi Hazard Interaction Mapping Using Machine Learning And GIS For Sustainable Settlement Planning In Nepal
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s44288-026-00670-8 <-- shared paper
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H/T @Narayan Thapa | Earth Data Modeling
“Nepal lies within an active seismic zone and is influenced by most dynamic climatic systems in the world. It faces compounding floods and landslide threats. Impacts are worst where multi-hazard interactions create spatially linked corridors. Despite frequent co-occurrence, national-scale assessments remain limited. This study presents machine learning and GIS-based approach to map nationwide susceptibility to floods, landslides, and identify their potential interaction zones, and delineate critical multi-hazard flow zones through spatial adjacency analysis. Using Google Earth Engine, the Random Forest model integrates topographic, climatic, environmental, and hydrological datasets to overcome subjective expert-driven methods. The model achieved strong predictive accuracy (AUC: 0.84 for floods, 0.85 for landslides). The results showed 19% of Nepal’s lowlands are medium to very highly susceptible to inundation, threatening approximately 900,000 people and over 3.4 million buildings; whilst in the hilly terrains, 40% is susceptible to slope-failure endangering 200,000 people and about 0.6 million buildings. K-means clustering followed by spatial adjacency analysis identified four spatial zonation: 81% of national area as low-hazard zone, 9% as flood-only zone, 5% as landslide-only zone, and 5% as interaction zones. Critical multi-hazard flow zone covering 7,588 km² represents spatially connected corridors linking interaction zones to downstream flood-prone populated areas, affecting 88 km² built-up land and 1,722 km² cropland. These zones represent susceptibility-based spatial connectivity rather than physically simulated cascading processes. These findings support recommendations for risk-informed land-use planning, resilient infrastructure development and climate adaptation aligned to sustainable development and investment risk screening…”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #GoogleEarthEngine #MachineLearning #RemoteSensing #GeospatialAI #DisasterRiskReduction #MultiHazard #ClimateAdaptation #climatechange #extremeweather #LandUsePlanning #SustainableDevelopment #InfrastructurePlanning #RiskAssessment #NaturalHazards #Nepal #EarthObservation #HinduKushHimalaya #HKH #HinduKush #Himalayas #risk #hazard #assessment #national #regional #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #massmovement #landslide #assessment #mitigation #water #hydrology #flood #flooding #sustainability -
Can Himalayan Crops Help Secure The Future Of Food?
(Exploring how genomic diversity, traditional crops, and regional cooperation can strengthen climate resilience and food security across the Hindu Kush Himalaya [HKH])
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https://substack.com/home/post/p-207443153 <-- shared technical post
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https://openlibrary.substack.com/ <-- shared Substack, “Open Library on Green Economy”
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https://adaptationwithoutborders.org/knowledge-base/adaptation-without-borders/shifting-cooperation-in-the-hindu-kush-himalaya/ <-- shared technical article, “Shifting cooperation in the [HKH]”
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https://www.icimod.org/who-we-are/the-hindu-kush-himalaya/ <-- background on the HKH, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
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https://doi.org/10.48130/cas-0026-0003 <-- shared paper
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[not at all my technical area - but fascinating, including the spatial component #alldataisspatial]
H/T @jeevan Labh
“As we navigate the intensifying impacts of the 2026 El Niño, the vulnerability of our global food systems require careful evaluation. With this year’s erratic weather patterns driving severe, prolonged droughts in some regions and unseasonal, devastating floods in others, the climate crisis is proving that it is not a distant threat; it is happening right now, in our fields and on our plates.
This crisis is more visible in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region. Often called the “water tower of Asia,” this vast mountain range sustains 240 million people across eight countries and provides essential ecosystem services to nearly 2 billion people downstream. When glaciers melt at accelerated rates and monsoons become unpredictable, the narrative often focuses solely on the mountain communities. But the truth is much broader: a disrupted harvest in the high hills of Nepal or Bhutan creates a domino effect. It leads to displaced populations, reduced agricultural output flowing into the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra basins, and ultimately, skyrocketing food prices for families living in the sprawling downstream plains.
The climate crisis respects no borders and recognizes no difference between altitude and sea level. Because this problem affects us all, the solution must protect us all. Fortunately, the means to overcome this challenge are already in our hands, locked within the ancient seeds of the mountains…”
## #GreenEconomy #economy #monoculture #agriculture #farming #crop #cropland #HinduKushHimalaya #himalaya #mountain #HKH #spatial #mapping #elevation #climatechange #foodsecurity #food #extremeweather #weather #ElNiño #drought #rainfall #precipitation #snowmelt #climatecrisis #mountainrange #water #hydrology #ecosystem #glacier #moonsoons #community #harvest #Nepal #Bhutan #watersheds #watersecurity #risk #hazard #waterresources #genes #genomicdiversity #cooperation -
Climate Change and You: India’s summer heatwaves have begun and the heat may soon affect food security https://www.byteseu.com/1983347/ #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateChangeElNino #GlobalWarming #HimalayaSnowCover #HinduKushHimalaya #IndiaHeatStress #IndiaMonsoonElNino #IndiaSummerHeatwave
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Climate Change and You: India’s summer heatwaves have begun and the heat may soon affect food security
Climate Change and You is a fortnightly newsletter written by Bibek Bhattacharya and Sayantan Bera. Subscribe to the…
#Climate #ClimateChange #Climate-Change #climatechange #climatechangeelnino #globalwarming #himalayasnowcover #HinduKushHimalaya #indiaheatstress #indiamonsoonelnino #indiasummerheatwave
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https://www.europesays.com/2960181/ Climate Change and You: India’s summer heatwaves have begun and the heat may soon affect food security #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateChangeElNino #GlobalWarming #HimalayaSnowCover #HinduKushHimalaya #IndiaHeatStress #IndiaMonsoonElNino #IndiaSummerHeatwave
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Himalayas’ glacier loss threatens 2 billion people in ‘greatest problem of climate change’
Accelerating glacial retreat in the Himalayas over the past decades is threatening over 2 billion people in the…
#Climate #ClimateChange #Climate-Change #Afghanistan #Asia #bhutan #China #climatechange #Everest #Ganges #globalwarming #Himalayas #HinduKushHimalaya #India #Iran #Irrawaddy #kathmandu #Langtang #Mekong
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https://www.europesays.com/2861368/ Himalayas’ glacier loss threatens 2 billion people in ‘greatest problem of climate change’ #Afghanistan #Asia #bhutan #China #Climate #ClimateChange #Everest #Ganges #GlobalWarming #Himalayas #HinduKushHimalaya #India #Iran #Irrawaddy #kathmandu #Langtang #Mekong
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Why in the News? Today, we focus on the Hindu Kush Himalaya—a vital yet vulnerable mountain system often called the "Third Pole" of the Earth.
Spanning eight countries, the Hindu Kush Himalaya is home to the largest reservoir of ice and snow outside the polar regions.
#EnliteIAS #HinduKushHimalaya #ClimateChange #GlacierMelt #WhyInTheNews #ThirdPole
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Exciting #GrantOpportunity 🌿
Are you passionate about preserving high-altitude #rangelands and #wetlands in the #HinduKushHimalaya region?
We're offering a #grant to support best practices in #SustainableManagement that benefit both the #ecosystem and local communities.
Apply now👉https://hkh.pub/RangelandGrants2023
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I love wikipedia pages with embedded in-jokes. I found a mountain page where only failed ascents are listed, and only amusing failures are detailed. No mention of successful ascents, not even the first. And it's only funny if you know why. (No link because some humourless pedant might edit it.)
#InJokes #Wikipedia #mountaineering #mountains #HinduKush #HinduKushHimalaya
