Himalayas

Glacial Melting – Cause, Effect, and Solution People and animals around the world need clean water year-round to drink and to use for growing crops and vegetation. Increased glacial melting is one casualty of global warming, which is caused by increased greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, nitrous oxide, fluorinated gases, and ozone (EPA.gov, 2013;NASA, 2015), which tend to absorb infrared radiation (i.e. heat) that was emitted by the earth’s surface, which would have…

Kalinchowk is at a distance of around 10km from Charikot, the district headquarters of Dolakha, which is almost 132 km far from Kathmandu. For a hike to Kalinchowk, Kuri village is the starting point. It is a small village located in the laps of Himalayas. For me, it is more like a far-away wonderland that is often described in fairy-tales. It is magical. It is quite remote; secluded in its own unique way. There were hardly 50 houses, but Kuri was not free from load shedding…

in your library is not worth one glorious sunset on the banks of the Ravi” (Shafique 2010,69) and he also says “God! I thank thee for my birth in this world of rosy dawns, flame-clad sunsets and thick forests.”(Shafique 2010,69). The Himala (The Himalayas) is one of Iqbal's first poems which shows his “deep and abiding interest in nature”.(Mir…

summit of Everest behind Edmund Hillary, Norgay was a sherpa that helped guide Edmund up the mountain so that Hilary could reach the summit. A sherpa is tibetan for “eastern people” and they live in the mountainous region of Nepal, high in the Himalayas. The Himalayas is the tallest mountain range in the world ,and is also home to the tallest mountain in the world Mount Everest. Sherpas are hired by western climbers to help them climb Mt. Everest because they are use to the high altitude and are…

Most people would want to go to Europe or to Africa; however, the true beauty in the world is China. In this special edition on China, you would see the perspective on China in the eyes of a trader. As a girl, I endured many endless journeys of trading knowledge and messages to scholars and government officials, but one of my most memorable journeys was to China. China was known as a beautiful and majestic empire, ranging from exotic flowers to great emperors.The Chinese invented many…

Anh Vo Dr. Bender ENGL 2073.90 How do Monsoon shape Vietnam Landscape? The Eighteenth Emperor, Hung Vuong, the had a beautiful princess named Mi Nuong. She was tall with a fair skin and long dark hair. When she turned to marriageable age, Hung Vuong consulted his court and decided to hold a contest to find a suitable prince. Her beauty was notable that many foreign princes expressed their interests and proposed to Mi Nuong. Sadly, none of them met the criteria to be the King's son-in-law.…

was Matthiessen’s unattainable dream, which took him through Nepal, across the Himalayas and through the Tibetan Plateau, which Matthiessen detailed the journey in his novel The Snow Leopard. When George Schaller and Peter Matthiessen set out from Annapurna on September 28th, 1973, in The Snow Leopard, they face nature at perhaps her wildest, and they must endure the harsh and unpredictable weather of the Himalayas, including monsoon rain, blizzards, and numerous other…

The Marvel View or The Everest View Trek Imagine a stunning 360 degree view of world's tallest mountain peak of the world. Here you actually get that privilege! If you've got a sense of adventure, this is the ideal mountaineering tour for you. It’s for those who dream to view Mount Everest and be part of the the Sherpa culture. During this Everest view trek you pass through the Everest national park and pine forest, where Rhododendron flowers glow and you find diversity in wildlife. Spend a few…

some abiotic factors.They are consumers, creatures that eat other living organisms to survive. Clouded leopards have a symbiotic relationship between fleas, ticks, and other mites that live on or inside of them. They live in Southeast Asia and the Himalayas. They also live in the following countries: Southern China, Bhutan, Nepal, Northeast India, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, and Bangladesh. They are believed to be extinct in Taiwan, China.…

In the year of 336- 323 BCE, Alexander the great began his mighty reign over Rome. He is known as “the great”' both for his military skills and his diplomatic talents in handling the various regions he conquered. Although Alexander left with a strong foundation for future years to come any complications arose destroying what was built. Was this transgression at fault of the people, or “The Great” King? Some may say during the reign of Alexander the great was some of the most glorious moments…