Sentences with phrase «high mountain asia»

It means there is a much larger uncertainty in high mountain Asia than we thought.

NASA is also involved in an international effort called the High Mountain Asia Project, which seeks to understand how climate change is affecting glaciers in the Himalayas and water resources for more than 1 billion people in that region.

Another recent study, for instance — just out last week in Science Advances — documented a general decline in snow water resources across High Mountain Asia, a region spanning from the Hindu Kush region to the Himalayas.

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The Yeti or Abominable Snowman — a mysterious, ape - like creature said to inhabit the high mountains of Asia — looms large in the mythology of Nepal and Tibet.

An ancestor of the present - day rabbit The Paratethys Sea - which was located to the south of Europe and spanned from the northern Alps to the Aral Sea in western Asia - had disappeared, and a lack of high mountains here meant that there were no barriers to hinder this animal's expansion.

The Snow Leopard Trust and the Asian World Film Festival are joining forces to raise awareness for the endangered snow leopard and its ecosystem in the high mountains of Asia.

«The project results will be relevant not only for snow leopard and high - mountain communities in Central Asia, and for the protection of these magnificent species, but also for all 12 snow leopard range countries who have committed to the objectives of the GSLEP programme,» stated Magdy Martínez - Solimán, UN Assistant Secretary General and Director of UNDP's Bureau for Policy and Programme Support.

The illegal trade in snow leopard, its body parts, and derivatives, and its prey pose a serious threat to conservation of wildlife in the high altitude mountain ecosystems of Asia.

The highest mountain in the world is found along the border of Tibet and Nepal in Asia.

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Blanketed with thick impenetrable forest, undulating valleys, sun - kissed islands and towering mountain ranges, the region is home to super-sized Nature offerings ranging from the mighty Mount Kinabalu, Southeast Asia's highest peak, to the yawning Sarawak Chamber in the Kinabalu National Park, a World Heritage Site.

It also predicts that the other 45,000 glaciers in the world's highest mountain range will be virtually gone by then, with drastic consequences for billions of people in Asia, whose life depends on water that originates in the Himalayas.

The Himalayan mountain range in Asia is one of the highest places in the world, with several peaks rising above 8,000 meters.

It targets South Asia and the so - called Third Pole Region — the world's highest mountains, including the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau Region.

The high mountains of Asia, in particular, show a mass loss of only 4 ± 20 Gt yr − 1 for 2003 — 2010, compared with 47 — 55 Gt yr − 1 in previously published estimates2, 5.

The distribution of water in Asia's highest mountains and driest deserts tells an [continue reading...]

Part of the Causcasus Range that straddles Asia and Europe, Elbrus is the tallest mountain in Europe and one of the Seven Summits, the highest mountains in each of the continents.