Avalanche Threat

Climate change poses an "existential threat" to life on Earth, prominent scientists warned Tuesday, in an assessment of this year's avalanche of heat records and weather extremes that they said are hitting more ferociously than expected.

A team of researchers arrived in Pang village on Saturday to inspect the artificial lake formed over Rishiganga after the recent avalanche and gauge how big a threat it poses to areas downstream.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned today that "No one should expect China to swallow anything that undermines its interests" though he also claimed that Beijing is opposed to "the practice of the strong bullying the weak." In a speech that ran longer than three hours, provoking an avalanche of online jokes, he also said that "China's developme...

Avalanche threat loomed large over high altitude tribal areas and higher hills of Chamba in Himachal following heavy snowfall during the past two weeks while severe cold wave conditions persisted in mid and higher hills.

A threat of snow avalanche looms over the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh with the weather office predicting heavy snow on January 22, an official said today.

Tensions mounted on Tuesday at Everest base camp as frustrated mountaineers who have paid tens of thousands of dollars to climb the world's highest peak faced disappointment due to a strike threat by guides.

High alert has been sounded in tribal areas of Kinnaur, Lahaul Spiti and Pangi as avalanche threat heightened due to heavy snowfall in the past four days while intense cold wave gripped the region in spite of clear weather on Thursday.

Irrespective of the state of activity at India's borders in Kashmir, our jawans are fighting a battle every day on the front; and this one does not have anything to do with our neighbours.

Climate change poses an "existential threat" to life on Earth, prominent scientists warned Tuesday, in an assessment of this year's avalanche of heat records and weather extremes that they said are hitting more ferociously than expected.

A team of researchers arrived in Pang village on Saturday to inspect the artificial lake formed over Rishiganga after the recent avalanche and gauge how big a threat it poses to areas downstream.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned today that "No one should expect China to swallow anything that undermines its interests" though he also claimed that Beijing is opposed to "the practice of the strong bullying the weak." In a speech that ran longer than three hours, provoking an avalanche of online jokes, he also said that "China's developme...

Avalanche threat loomed large over high altitude tribal areas and higher hills of Chamba in Himachal following heavy snowfall during the past two weeks while severe cold wave conditions persisted in mid and higher hills.

A threat of snow avalanche looms over the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh with the weather office predicting heavy snow on January 22, an official said today.

Tensions mounted on Tuesday at Everest base camp as frustrated mountaineers who have paid tens of thousands of dollars to climb the world's highest peak faced disappointment due to a strike threat by guides.

High alert has been sounded in tribal areas of Kinnaur, Lahaul Spiti and Pangi as avalanche threat heightened due to heavy snowfall in the past four days while intense cold wave gripped the region in spite of clear weather on Thursday.

Irrespective of the state of activity at India's borders in Kashmir, our jawans are fighting a battle every day on the front; and this one does not have anything to do with our neighbours.