Bhutan leads the world with 98.8 per cent of its land classified as mountainous. Its average elevation exceeds 10,000 feet, ...

Mountains are prominent landforms that rise high above the surrounding area. They usually have steep sides and a pointed or ...

A vast expanse of mountains in Asia will be among the worst hit by global climate change resulting in increased environmental hazards and insecurity to millions of people. According to the recently ...

High mountain glaciers that are melting in the Tibetan plateau in Asia contain greenhouse gases and should be counted in global greenhouse gas budgets, according to researchers from China. The study ...

Mountains have been an intergovernmental and transnational issue of growing importance for 15 years. Thanks to global conferences such as the UN Conference on Environment and Development in 1992 and ...

Mountains are warming faster than valleys. Scientists show how this shift affects water, snow, wildlife, and people.

Sonam Sherpa doing research on the Yala glacier in the Central Himalaya region of High Mountain Asia. The Yala glacier has shrunk in area by nearly 70% since the 1970s due to climate change. Glaciers ...

Watch a short excerpt on music and dance in the Pamir Mountains from the 24-minute documentary film included in the CD/DVD for 'Music of Central Asia Vol. 5: The Badakhshan Ensemble: Song and Dance ...