The Himalayas, A Special Report

More research needed to understand risk of glacial floods.

Photographic and scientific evidence shows that the melting third pole is still devastating the region

Growing supply and demand gaps.

Asia faces unprecedented water challenges, experts say, but solutions are within reach.

Habitat loss, water diversion projects, and modern life threaten unknown primate.

Pollution and global warming threaten Asia’s most important freshwater source.

While the superpower announces ambitious sustainability goals, it faces droughts and intensive energy needs.

Less precipitation + more extreme droughts = electricity shortages.

Study shows 2007 discharges were double previous estimates.

China plans to build a string of new dams throughout Tibet.

Landslides killed thousands in Asia last week; NASA researchers are developing a tool for relief efforts.

Misery in Pakistan mounts as flooding hinders relief efforts; threatens to spread waterborne diseases.

Heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan have caused rivers to overflow—triggering landslides, destroying villages and blocking rescue efforts.

Chemical pollution is the latest calamity as heavy rains continue to blanket the country with floods.

The world’s largest energy consuming country is plagued by potential ecological damage.

U.S. aid projects focus on city water systems, clean drinking water, dam construction and irrigation.

India strives to redirect water, currently used for Pakistani agriculture, on the Kishanganga River for 330 megawatts.

Pakistan officials argue India’s dam-building violate the Indus River Treaty.

Indus River System Authority discuss the Sindh province’s accusation that Punjab is stealing water.

No agreement was signed, but Bangladesh continued to push for a deal similar to the Ganges Treaty.

Attempts to mitigates drought and climate change in India by connecting its northern and southern rivers.

Images from the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region–including Bhutan, Nepal, China, Tibet and India

Images from space including the Ganges River in the Himalayas and the Fox Basin in the Canadian Arctic.

Study shows 2007 discharges were double previous estimates.

The river pollution could come from any of six Southeast Asian countries inhabiting 300 million people.

Pakistan’s first urban rainwater harvesting system has been installed in the capital city Islamabad.

Improved irrigation systems and water infrastructure projects are primary goals.

An American firm is negotiating for the exclusive rights to sell Bhutanese mineral water outside of South Asia.

India is taking major steps to alleviate the effects of its devastating drought.

Fierce heat has allegedly killed dozens as country awaits arrival of monsoons.

A volatile mix in Asia.

Nearly 1.5 million people in the Hunan and Guangdong provinces have reported drinking water shortages.

Agriculture in South and Southeast Asia affected by increasing temperatures and erratic water.

One-third of the 925 rivers analyzed from 1948 to 2004 have showed “significant changes” in water levels.

Severe weather impacts could compromise tea farming for two of the world’s biggest players in the industry.

A new variety of rice might prepare India’s agriculture for a drier future.

The price rose to a three-year high of 19.4 cents per-pound.

Monsoon rainfall is the lowest in over 20 years.

Significantly reduced tea production in comparison with the first three months of 2008.

China has not seen weather this dry in 50 years.

The Nepalese government plans to improve sanitation access to combat water-borne diseases.

A recent survey on sanitation in India’s cities reveals the need for dramatic changes.

Torrential rains are causing deaths and wreaking havoc in several regions of China.