Articles & Stories Science Magazine online article describes survey and assessment of Gorkha earthquake geohazards A research article published in Science Magazine's online edition describes survey, mapping and analysis of Nepal's Gorkha earthquake. December 29, 2015
Articles & Stories Investigating Lemthang Tsho (Lake) outburst in Bhutan On 28 June 2015, around 7 pm local time, a yak herder in Bhutan witnessed an alarming spectacle: a glacial lake outburst flood, or GLOF. He looked on as water from Lemthang Tsho (Memari) Lake, which had filled beyond capacity, burst over its embankment. August 26, 2015
Articles & Stories Space to Village: SERVIR-Himalaya fusing satellite-based observations with community forestry in Nepal Forested areas are important to our planet's health because they take in large amounts of carbon and release oxygen. When forests are removed or degraded, less carbon is taken from the atmosphere, and the result is increased carbon emissions, which may hasten climate change and increase its impact. March 18, 2015