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Water resources under threat in the Himalayas
by zopemaster published Aug 28, 2008 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
Climate change is threatening the water reserves of East Asia. An estimated 50 percent of the water from the Himalayas comes from glaciers, permafrost zones and the snowmelt.
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Rhône Glacier to melt away by 2100
by zopemaster published Nov 06, 2008 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM — filed under: , , , ,
Scientists at the Écoles Polytechniques Fédérales de Lausanne/CH and Zurich/CH have used complex computer simulations to predict that the Rhône Glacier in the Canton of Valais/CH will have disappeared by 2100.
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New hypothesis on deep erosion in high mountain regions
by zopemaster published Nov 06, 2008 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM — filed under: , , , ,
Researchers in the south-east of the Tibetan plateau have found that the moraine dams created during glacier fluctuations have over the millennia helped to slow down the erosion effect of large rivers known as downcutting.
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Even high-elevation Himalayan glaciers are melting
by zopemaster published Jan 15, 2009 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM — filed under: , , ,
Glacier studies by an international team led by Natalie Kehrwald of Ohio State University show that even high-elevation glaciers are suffering from the effect of climate change.
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Alpine glaciers melting the fastest
by zopemaster published Feb 12, 2009 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:19 AM — filed under: , , ,
Data from the World Glacier Monitoring Service for 2007 once again underscores what everyone has feared: the world's glaciers are continuing to melt at an alarming rate.
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International Competition for Mountain Photography and Film
by zopemaster published Jul 30, 2009 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
Photographs and films on the subject of Mountain, Landscape and Nature, from the mountains of Lombardy to the world's highest peaks may now be submitted as entries for the "Orobie Film Festival" International Film and Photography Competition.
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Melting glaciers on your local mountain - what now?
by zopemaster published Aug 03, 2009 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: , , , ,
On 24th and 25th September 2009 cc.alps is organising an international conference on the impact of melting glaciers on communities in collaboration with CIPRA Switzerland and the Swiss Foundation for Landscape Preservation in Crans Montana/CH.
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Mountain hike for climate protection
by zopemaster published Aug 27, 2009 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
On 15 August 2009, some seventy hikers went up to the Goldbergkees glacier on the Hoher Sonnblick in Salzburg/A to draw attention to the impacts of global climate change.
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New publication: Mountain Biodiversity and Climate Change
by zopemaster published Aug 27, 2009 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: , , , ,
On the basis of papers presented at the International Mountain Biodiversity Conference held in Kathmandu/NP in November 2008, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has published a brochure on biodiversity in mountain landscapes and climate change.
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Oh...!
by zopemaster published Aug 23, 2013 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:08 AM — filed under: , , ,
… The Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) is this year celebrating its 150th anniversary and has got Mother Nature to build it a table of snow and ice at an altitude of 2,700 metres.
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