High Mountain Asia holds so much snow and ice, it’s known as Earth’s third pole. The NASA NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center offers a wealth of data on this region. http://nsidc.org/data/highmountainasia
April 2, 2026 at 4:43 PM
High Mountain Asia holds so much snow and ice, it’s known as Earth’s third pole. The NASA NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center offers a wealth of data on this region. http://nsidc.org/data/highmountainasia
High Mountain Asia has the highest concentration of glacier ice outside the polar regions. Glaciers provide life-sustaining water but pose hazards such as glacial-lake outburst floods and landslides. The NSIDC DAAC offers myriad data sets on this region. https://nsidc.org/data/highmountainasia
September 8, 2026 at 8:58 PM
High Mountain Asia has the highest concentration of glacier ice outside the polar regions. Glaciers provide life-sustaining water but pose hazards such as glacial-lake outburst floods and landslides. The NSIDC DAAC offers myriad data sets on this region. https://nsidc.org/data/highmountainasia
New discussion paper in The Cryosphere. 🧪⚒️❄️ #glaciers #climatechange #HighMountainAsia egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...
Will landscape responses reduce glacier sensitivity to climate change in High Mountain Asia?
Abstract. In High Mountain Asia (HMA) ongoing climate change threatens mountain water resources as glaciers melt, and the resulting changes in runoff and water availability are likely to have consider...
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January 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
New discussion paper in The Cryosphere. 🧪⚒️❄️ #glaciers #climatechange #HighMountainAsia egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...
The High Mountain Asia collection available from the NASA NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) provides ice, snow, elevation, and gravity data from the Tien Shan-Hindu Kush region to the eastern Himalaya. https://nsidc.org/data/highmountainasia
May 1, 2026 at 9:05 PM
The High Mountain Asia collection available from the NASA NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) provides ice, snow, elevation, and gravity data from the Tien Shan-Hindu Kush region to the eastern Himalaya. https://nsidc.org/data/highmountainasia
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🌏 Decline in Arctic ozone intensifies drought conditions in Europe and Eurasia
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November 26, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Today's #CryosphereCapsules cover:
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🌏 Decline in Arctic ozone intensifies drought conditions in Europe and Eurasia
🏔️ Rising temps put #hydropower across #HighMountainAsia at risk
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💧Faster snow melt threatens southern alps water availability
🌏 Decline in Arctic ozone intensifies drought conditions in Europe and Eurasia
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🔹Authors urge greater emphasis on community-based flood mitigation efforts including community awareness programs, locally-led construction of protective infrastructure, and local emergency planning.
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Temperature rise causes flood risk and complexity to soar in high mountain asia - Scientists - ICIMOD
Kathmandu – A new analysis of 1,015 floods in High Mountain Asia, just published in Science Bulletin, confirms a significant rise in the frequency of floods since 2000 and confirms that temperature…
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February 28, 2025 at 10:25 AM
🔹Authors urge greater emphasis on community-based flood mitigation efforts including community awareness programs, locally-led construction of protective infrastructure, and local emergency planning.
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