Over 50 killed in Indian Himalayas as rain triggers landslides
Unusually heavy rain and melting glaciers have brought deadly flash floods to the mountains of India, Pakistan and Nepal over the past year or two, with government officials increasingly blaming climate change.
Greening the Himalayas: Is there a 'wrong' place to plant trees?
Chushul village in the Ladakh region, a cold desert between India and China where less than 4 inches of annual rainfall and extreme seasonal temperature swings make it difficult for much to grow.