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Speciation along the elevation gradient: Divergence of Roscoea species within the south slope of the Himalayas

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2021
Jian-Li Zhao, Babu Ram Paudel, Xiang-Qin Yu   +2 more
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Expansion and hazard risk assessment of glacial lake Jialong Co in the central Himalayas by using an unmanned surface vessel and remote sensing.

Science of the Total Environment, 2021
Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are a severe hazard in the Himalayas. Glacial lake expansion and the corresponding volume increase play major roles in GLOFs as well as climate change.
D. Li, D. Shangguan, Xinyue Wang, Yongjian Ding, P. Su, Ruilian Liu, Meixia Wang   +6 more
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A plural climate studies framework for the Himalayas

, 2021
The production of climate change knowledge is mired in issues of equity and justice. Decision-making and governance are often deeply biased towards dominant scientific/market-driven frameworks, excluding plural place-based perspectives.
Ritodhi Chakraborty, M. Gergan, P. Sherpa, Costanza Rampini   +3 more
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The Himalayas

Geology Today, 1985
After splitting from Gondwanaland, India drifted northwards to collide with the Asian landmass about 40 million years ago. The intervening Tethys ocean was closed by northwards subduction beneath southern Tibet, and the collision created the Himalayan orogenic belt.
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Assessing the vulnerability of socio-environmental systems to climate change along an altitude gradient in the Indian Himalayas

Ecological Indicators, 2019
Climate change is affecting biotic and abiotic components of the Himalayan ecosystem, disturbing existing socio-ecological systems. Future changes in the climate, coupled with ongoing development activities in the Himalayas, are likely to have a negative
A. Gupta, M. Negi, S. Nandy, J. Alatalo, Vishal Singh, R. Pandey   +5 more
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Glaciohydrology of the Himalaya-Karakoram

Science, 2021
Waters of high Asia How the rivers of the Himalaya-Karakoram region of Asia respond to climate change is critical for the billion-plus people who depend on the water that they provide. In a review, Azam et al .
Azam, Mohd. Farooq, Kargel, Jeffrey S., Shea, Joseph, Nepal, Santosh, Haritashya, Umesh, Srivastava, Smriti, Maussion, Fabien, Qazi, Nuzhat, Chevallier, Pierre, Dimri, A., Kulkarni, Anil, Cogley, J. Graham, Bahuguna, Ishmohan   +12 more
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The Himalayas

2018
A thorough and detailed resource that describes the history, culture, and geography of the Himalayan region, providing an indispensable reference work to both general readers and seasoned scholars in the field. The Himalayas: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture serves as a convenient and authoritative reference for anyone ...
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The Himalayas

1992
Abstract While apathy or, at best, subdued activity prevailed in botanical circles in western India, the Himalayas beckoned the adventurous and the curious, among them surveyors and scientists who observed in a casual note or expansive report the indigenous plant and animal life of this complex mountain range which separates India from ...
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Debris flow susceptibility zonation using statistical models in parts of Northwest Indian Himalayas—implementation, validation, and comparative evaluation

Natural Hazards, 2022
R. Dash, P. O. Falae, D. P. Kanungo
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Increasing risk of cascading hazards in the central Himalayas

Natural Hazards, 2022
Sanjib Sharma, R. Talchabhadel, Santosh Nepal, G. Ghimire, Biplob Rakhal, Jeeban Panthi, B. Adhikari, S. Pradhanang, S. Maskey, Saurav Kumar   +9 more
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