BACKGROUND The Himalayan-Karakoram (HK) region in south Asia is one of the most
heavily glacierized and vulnerable mountainous regions on Earth. The Indus, Ganges, and …

Microplastic (MP) pollution is a critical environmental concern that exists within different
mountain ecosystem compartments. This review paper highlights the source, sampling …

Mount Everest was once a pristine environment. However, due to increased tourism, waste
is accumulating on the mountain, with a large proportion being made of plastic. This …

Glaciers respond sensitively to climate variability and change, with associated impacts on
meltwater production, sea-level rise and geomorphological hazards. There is a strong …

Abstract Mt. Everest (Qomolangma or Sagarmatha), the highest mount on Earth and located
in the central Himalayas between China and Nepal, is characterized by highly concentrated …

Mountain glacier systems are decreasing in volume worldwide yet relatively little is known
about their upper reaches (> 5000 m). Here we show, based on the world's highest ice core …

Abstract The climate of High Mountain Asia (HMA) has changed in recent decades. While
the temperature is consistently increasing at a higher rate than the global warming rate …

Analysis of surface energy balance (SEB) at the glacier surface is the most comprehensive
way to explain the atmosphere-glacier interactions but that requires extensive data. In this …

Abstract Mount Everest (Qomolangma), the highest mountain on Earth, is an unrivaled
natural research platform for understanding multispheric interactions over heterogeneous …

Precipitation is critical to the water towers of the Hindu Kush-Himalaya-Karakoram region,
exerting an important control on glacier mass balance and the water resources for 1.65 …