Glaciers across High Mountain Asia are losing more than 22 gigatons of ice per year—the equivalent to nearly 9 million Olympic swimming pools, according to research from the University of Utah and ...

Climate scientists blame recurring floods and the high death toll on a combination of factors, including weak infrastructure ...

Nearly 1,300 people died in India throughout 2024 due to heavy rain and floods. Hundreds of rain-related deaths have already occurred this year in the South Asian region, which includes India ...

Sudden and intense bursts of extreme rainfall are causing devastation across mountainous parts of South Asia, triggering ...

High Mountain Asia is known as the "Third Pole" because it holds the world's largest reserve of glacier ice outside the Arctic and Antarctic. The region's glaciers feed lakes and rivers that supply ...

Farmers in South Asia rely on the summer monsoon’s rainfall, but extreme monsoon rains in recent years have been destructive ...

Heavy rainfall that triggered floods in Pakistan in recent weeks, killing hundreds of people, was worsened by human-caused ...

Monsoon season becomes more dangerous The South Asian region has traditionally had two monsoon seasons. One typically lasts from June to September, with rains moving southwest to northeast.

Climate change makes South Asia’s monsoon season more prone to floods, landslides and heavy rains The Associated Press July 10, 2025, 3:56 PM ...

Each year from June to September, a series of heavy rains known as monsoons sweep through the Indian subcontinent, providing relief from heat, irrigating the country’s farms and replenishing its ...