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

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

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 ...

Mercury levels in the world's rivers have more than doubled since the pre-industrial era, according to new research from Tulane University that establishes the first known global baseline for riverine ...

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

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...