The country is seeking urgent help from a special U.N. climate fund, but the program lacks money because the United States and others have been reluctant to contribute.
Category: Glaciers
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Nepal Puts Cost of Disaster at $5 Billion, Blaming Climate Change
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Catastrophic Flood Exposes the Risks of Nepal’s Hydropower Bet
The New York Times – Business:The loss of power-generating capacity has raised questions about an ambitious expansion of renewable energy in one of the world’s most hazard-prone mountain regions.
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As Deadly Flash Flooding Batters Nepal, Some Fear ‘the Entire Himalayas Are Melting’
The New York Times – Travel:A glacier unleashed a deadly flood earlier this week. For local trekking guides and climbers, the mountains were already changing.
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6 Awe-Inspiring Destinations on U.S. Public Land, but Not in National Parks
The New York Times – Travel:You don’t have to brave the crowds at Yellowstone or Yosemite. Feel the awe of slot canyons, lava tubes, gorges and more on other U.S.-owned public land.
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Baltazar Ushca, Who Kept Andean Ice Harvesting Alive, Dies at 80
He trekked up Ecuador’s tallest mountain twice a week for six decades to hack ice off a glacier with a pickax. He is believed to have been the last of his breed.
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Rafting a Western River With the Next Generation
On a family trip in Montana, a father shares a tradition with his two sons even as climate change threatens the certainty of the rivers he grew up running.
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Climate Change Is Making Glacier Tourism More Popular, and Riskier
More tourists are eager to visit vanishing glaciers and ice caves, but warming is also making the sites unstable.
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Iceland Ice Wall Collapse: 1 Tourist Is Dead and 2 Are Trapped
The tourists were part of a group exploring a glacier in southeastern Iceland when an ice canyon wall collapsed. A fourth tourist was rescued, officials said.
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A New Gondola Takes Visitors to a Vanishing Alpine Glacier. Is That a Good Thing?
“Last-chance tourists” are visiting the melting Mer de Glace in Chamonix, France, in droves. A just-opened lift should make that easier. But some worry tourism is only making the problem worse.
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Skating on ‘Wild’ Ice in Alaska
When a two-week, high-pressure window of cold, clear weather froze lakes south of Anchorage, adventurous skaters, including our writer, were ready.
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Skating on ‘Wild’ Ice in Alaska
When a two-week, high-pressure window of cold, clear weather froze lakes south of Anchorage, adventurous skaters, including our writer, were ready.