Lonely tap

Not a drop to drink

19 October 2015

A major research collaboration is looking at how small towns in the hills of India and Nepal are coping with increasing demand for water: who wins and who loses when resources get scarce?

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Lake on the surface of Lirung Glacier.  探花直播rapid drainage of such lakes may cause flooding downstream and may have contributed to devastating mudflows during the earthquake.

Perspectives on the Nepal earthquake

28 April 2015

As the death toll continues to rise in Nepal, Senior Lecturer Dr Ian Willis, and PhD student Evan Miles, from the Scott Polar Research Institute contemplate the fate of people in a remote part of the country, where they have been doing research for the past two years.

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Nepal Earthquake 2015 aftermath

Nepal shows its vulnerability after devastating earthquake

27 April 2015

Following the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal this weekend, Simon Redfern, Professor in Earth Sciences at 探花直播 of Cambridge, explains in 探花直播Conversation how a combination of factors has come together with fatal consequences.

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