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Nepal
Himalayan glaciers melting at alarming rate, spy satellite data shows
Satellite data shows that the rate at which Himalayan glaciers are melting has doubled over the past two decades. That ice is not being replaced, and the retreat of these glaciers threatens water supplies for hundreds of millions of people in Asia.
World
Deaths on Everest's summit blamed on commercialisation of expedition
Yet another climber has died on Mount Everest, bringing the total deaths on the mountain to 13 in 2019 alone. Overcrowding has been reported near the summit and mountaineers suggest that the growing commercialisation of expeditions, the lack of experience and bad weather contribute to the problem.
Global Japan
Small is beautiful: How a Japanese micro-turbine is transforming a Nepalese village
In partnership with The Government of Japan
Japan's Ibasei has installed six small turbines in Nepal, and transferred the technology, bringing light to the darkness of schoolchildrens' classrooms and their homes.
