Part of a glacier collapsed in the Indian Himalayas, triggering an avalanche that destroyed one dam and damaged another. Hundreds are feared missing or dead. Source: https://www.livescience.com/himalaya-flood-india-destroys-dam.html
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Recovering Samples From the Moon, China’s Chang’e-5 Team Used Exoskeletons
AmiMoJo quotes Universe Today: Other worlds aren’t the only difficult terrain personnel will have to traverse in humanity’s exploration of the solar system. There are some parts of our own planet that are inhospitable and hard to travel over. Inner Mongolia, a northern province of China, would certainly classify as one of those areas, especially in winter. But that’s exactly the…
Pluto’s snowcapped mountains are unlike any on Earth
A new study shows how methane snow accumulates on Pluto’s mountain peaks. These snowcaps – first seen by New Horizons in 2015 – look a lot like ones on Earth, but form in a very alien environment. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/methane-snowcapped-mountains-on-pluto-new-horizons…
The Milky Way over Snow Capped Himalayas
What’s higher than the Himalayas? Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html…
Satellite images: Air pollution in India plummets
These satellite images show how much aerosol levels have dropped over northern India since the Covid-19 lockdown began. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/satellite-images-air-pollution-india-covid19…
Himalayas visible from India thanks to lockdown
Low pollution levels due to the coronavirus lockdown have revealed views not seen in several decades. If there’s one positive thing to have come from … Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/336225/himalayas-visible-from-india-thanks-to-lockdown…
Himalayan glacier shows evidence of start of Industrial Revolution
Human beings altered one of the highest peaks in the Himalayas hundreds of years before a person ever set foot there, new research has found. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/himalayan-glacier-evidence-start-industrial-revolution…
Plants are growing higher up Mount Everest as the climate warms
There are more plants living high on the slopes of the Himalayas than there were 25 years ago – and the new vegetation could affect the flow of vital rivers Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2229618-plants-are-growing-higher-up-mount-everest-as-the-climate-warms/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
India’s Ominous Future: Too Little Water, or Far Too Much
Throughout India, the number of days with very heavy rains has increased over the last century. At the same time, the dry spells between storms have gotten longer. Showers that reliably penetrate the soil are less common. For a country that relies on rain for the vast share of its water, that combination is potentially ruinous. The New York Times reports:…
Goose blood runs cold to carry more oxygen on high altitude flights
Geese that migrate on high altitude routes over the Himalayas have a lower metabolism and cooler blood when they are flying in low-oxygen conditions Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2215242-goose-blood-runs-cold-to-carry-more-oxygen-on-high-altitude-flights/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…