#himalaya

#Himalaya • The Himalayas are known as Earth’s “third pole” due to the massive accumulation of snow and ice there • A new study details how soot from brick kilns in India is coating glaciers, impacting regional albedo, & speeding up melt rates by one-third • Nepal's deadly flash flood in August was a wake-up call to the region’s growing ecological instability https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a74036997/black-carbon-himalayas/ #ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #ClimateReversal #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Glacial lakes are multiplying fast across the Himalayas, raising flood risks downstream https://www.earth.com/environment/glacial-lakes-are-multiplying-fast-across-the-himalayas-raising-flood-risks-downstream/ #Himalaya #environment #flood #floods #flooding

The Himalayas are melting faster - and India's economy is 'at risk' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crm9ezvwjpno?at_medium=RSS/Mastodon #India #Himalaya #environment #economy

Klimawandel war ein Hauptgrund für Felssturz im Himalaya Ein neuer Bericht über die Ursachen der Sturzflut im Himalaya zeigt: Der Klimawandel hatte einen weit größeren Anteil an der Katastrophe als zunächst vermutet. Ein dabei entdecktes, kaum bekanntes Phänomen könnte auch in den Alpen relevant sein. Von Frank Bäumer. ➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/wissen/klima/sturzflut-himalaya-klimawandel-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de #Himalaya #Sturzflut #Klimawandel

Nepal floods highlight growing glacier risks in warming Himalayas https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/nepal-floods-highlight-growing-glacier-risks-in-warming-himalayas/ #Nepal #Himalaya #Himalayas #glaciers #environment #flood #floods #flooding

#Chine #Himalaya Crues dans l'Himalaya: la Chine alerte sur la formation d'un nouveau lac d'altitude Les appels à préserver l'écosystème himalayen se multiplient, tandis qu'un glissement de terrain a créé un nouveau barrage et qu'un nouveau lac est en formation en altitude, alertent ce dimanche des sauveteurs chinois https://www.rfi.fr/fr/environnement/20260830-crues-himalaya-chine-alerte-nouveau-lac-formation-changement-climatique-mis-en-cause #ChangementClimatique #BouleversementClimatique #InstabilitéClimatique #InversionClimatique #AtrocitéDeMasse #pollution #écologie #environnement #Climat

#Sonprayag #Munkatiya #Rudraprayag #Uttarakhand #Himalaya #India Disaster response teams, including the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and local security personnel, have been urgently deployed to the Sonprayag and Munkatiya sectors to secure the perimeter and initiate debris clearance. The sudden disruption leaves thousands of devotees stranded, underscoring the lethal fragility of Himalayan infrastructure in the face of escalating climate extremes https://streamlinefeed.co.ke/news/landslides-halt-kedarnath-yatra-in-uttarakhand-leaving-thousands-stranded #ClimateChange

#Himalaya Rockfalls every 30 secs: Scientists back from Satopanth Glacier flag emerging Himalayan climate hazard https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/rockfalls-every-30-secs-scientists-back-from-satopanth-glacier-flag-emerging-himalayan-climate-hazard/amp_articleshow/132665238.cms #ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #ClimateReversal #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Warming unlocks ancient carbon in Tibetan permafrost, triggering climate tipping point The results revealed a clear and troubling pattern across all warming levels. Even under low to moderate warming, #carbon losses through respiration outpaced photosynthetic carbon gains by 1–16-fold. Warming by +1°C, +2°C, and +4°C increased annual net #CO2 release by 44%, 80%, and 176%, respectively, and the site was a net carbon source before any experimental warming began. "When warming reaches around 2–4°C, the system changes fundamentally," Ding told Phys.org. "Plants begin to reach their thermal and water-stress limits, so photosynthesis declines. At the same time, thaw penetrates deeper into the #soil, exposing old #permafrost carbon that has been frozen and protected for hundreds to thousands of years. Once thawed, microbes can decompose it and release it as CO2." https://phys.org/news/2026-06-ancient-carbon-tibetan-permafrost-triggering.html #TippingPoint#Tibet#Himalaya#Uhhps