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EKL Alpenfohn Himalaya CPU Cooler Inbound

EKL is said to have decided that this was a good enough time to reveal the impending arrival of its newest CPU cooler, one that works for both Intel and AMD CPUs. One may have noticed something of a news scarcity now that IFA 2011 is over and done with, but it looks like rumors and reports about some product or ano...

13 September 2011
07:46 GMT

GlobGlacier Keeps Track of Melting Glaciers

While the controversy about how fast the world’s ice sheets and glaciers are melting on account of global warming rages on, one thing remains certain – there is at this point a dire need for experts to continuously monitor the situation. GlobGlacier was designed to do just that.GlobGlacier is an initiativ...

25 July 2011
05:08 GMT

Himalaya Nations Develop Common Climate Plan

The mountain range containing the world's tallest peak is also one of the most important bastions of biodiversity in the world. This is why Eastern Himalayan nations have recently decided to adopt a common, unified plan of promoting adaptations to effects of climate change.The region is bound to get severely aff...

31 January 2011
16:01 GMT

Part of Himalaya Glacier Cover Is Now Stable

According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that a significant portion of the ices covering the Himalaya mountain chain is stable and even growing at some places. This is due to an insulating layer of debris that allows it to remain isolated from the warming world. These findings are in di...

24 January 2011
05:09 GMT

Collision That Formed the Himalayas Runs Deep

The Himalaya mountain range is undoubtedly the most impressive in the world, even if only for the fact that it contains the six tallest massifs in the world. Notable among these is Mount Everest which, at its 8,848 meters (29,029 feet), exceeds any other mountain in the world. But the range itself was formed followin...

14 June 2010
04:16 GMT

Climate Change Will Melt Himalayan Glaciers by 2035

Climate change may cause the glaciers of the Himalayans to recede at a much higher rate than anyone could have anticipated, warn both Indian and foreign environment experts. They say that continuous carbon emissions in the atmosphere cause increased temperatures, which, in turn, force glaciers to recede at very high ...

13 November 2008
10:00 GMT

You Did not Know These About Yaks

The yak is a long-haired type of cattle, bred from Himalaya (Nepal) to Tibet, Mongolia and surrounding regions. This is an animal perfectly adapted to high altitudes; it does not get altitude sickness, like other burden beasts. The yak is much better adapted for transporting loads across the Himalayan passages than t...

28 February 2008
08:42 GMT

Is This the Footprint of Yeti, the Abominable Snowman of Himalaya?

Yeti, also called the "abominable snowman", represents the most fascinating legend of the Himalaya. Stories tell about a huge ape-like creature, bipedal (walking on two feet), with small ears and long red hair. And the stories do not originate from the territory of Himalaya, but they also come from the mountains of ...

3 December 2007
02:56 GMT

Himalaya's Records

If you look on a world map, you will see a huge brown arch, 2,700 km (1,700 mi) long, stretching from Indus to Brahmaputra, and 250-500 km (140-280 mi) wide crossing the Asian continent. This is Himalaya mountain chain. It is also called "the Roof of the World" as here are located the 14 highest peaks in the world, a...

22 March 2007
10:51 GMT


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