By Navin Singh Khadka Environment reporter, BBC News

After a long gap, scientists in Nepal have embarked on the first field studies of Himalayan glacial lakes, some of which are feared to be swelling dangerously due to global warming.
In May, they completed the field visit to the first location, a lake in the Everest region, in a series of studies.
They plan to conduct similar surveys of two other glacial lakes in the central and western part of the Nepalese Himalayas later in the year.
"We have started with Nepal, but we intend to extend studies to other Hindu Kush Himalayan countries," says Arun Bhakta Shrestha, a climate change specialist with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), which is carrying out the research alongside a number of government agencies.
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A long read, but very intersting too.