As climate change and geopolitical tensions converge, South Asia's fragile hydro-politics could be entering a dangerous new ...

The river dolphins of South Asia are blind, anti-social animals that spend most of their lives swimming on their sides. These dolphins never see the ocean, and are a far cry from the popular image of ...

Rivers with their flowing water unite all people and give a message of peace and unity. This is particularly true in the context of the Indus river system which nurtured so many civilizations.

Together, we spent the days drifting up-river through Vietnam ... by in the shade – I felt transported back to a south-east Asia of yesteryear. How much I had seen and experienced on my ...

Communities across Asia's Himalayan Hindu Kush region face heightened disaster risks this monsoon season with temperatures ...

They all run southward, through Upper Burma to the rice fields of the south, and then into the Gulf of Martaban and the Bay of Bengal. Who conquers Burma must win the rivers and their valleys.

Background: In South Asia, the major Himalayan River systems—Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra basins and the Sundarbans—span over 7 countries and are essential for lives and livelihoods of over a billion ...

The risks are aggravated by black carbon pollution, which could curb water supply from many rivers flowing through the ...

Swollen rivers have breached embankments ... Niranjan Shrestha/Associated Press Floods are not unusual in South Asia, home to about one quarter of the world’s population. Every year, the ...

Major rivers including the Brahmaputra and the Koshi, which flow through several countries, have overflowed their banks due to heavy rain. Floods and landslides are not uncommon during South Asia ...

Scientists have associated atmospheric rivers with up to 56% of extreme precipitation (rainfall and snowfall) in South Asia, although there are limited studies on the region. In neighbouring ...