one of many in the himalayas losing snowmass at an alarming right. swami demand on a hindu yogi has lived here for most of his life. he's seen firsthand the impact of global warming. not hermeticum say should be 10 feet of snow here in november but there's not even a foot right now it won't snow for months maybe at the end of december or in mid january. over the past 40 years the pindar a glacier has retreated more than 2 and a half kilometers. and glaciology experts say there's no sign of it slowing down. the glaciers melt in summers and accumulate snow in winters but due to climate change or global warming are some a period is extended and the winter season is shrinking. it means the snow fall period is shorter and the melting period is longer. barely or the snow full used to start at the beginning of september or beginning of october. they used to be spells of snowfall at regular intervals the snow used to get enough time to deposit and turn into ice. but now the snow is melting up until october november. you can ask. and that's happening to more

well, so i first went to the himalayas in 1980. and then itjust drew me back again and again. at that point, i was walking on clean ice glaciers in many cases. those glaciers have basically crumbled under my feet over the decades and now many of them are lakes and some of them have turned into piles of rubble as the ice melts, and these huge boulders and tiny cobbles and bits of silt that had been trapped in the ice since millennia are now being exposed to the air for the first time. the miraculous thing that i have seen is that as soon as these boulders and cobbles are exposed, life finds a way. mosses and lichens move in and pretty soon, you start to see wild flowers. and these plants, they are in an environment where there is essentially no soil, there is ice right underneath them, the substrate is shifting, so you can imagine — and honestly, looking for these plants is terrifying because you are walking across this shifting glacier that feels at any time, an ice cave might yawn and open — and then you come upon these flowers th

correspondent: that is happening across the himalayas.is also disturbing the ecosystem as the ice recedes year-over-year. >> the change is h happening, the glaciers are putting pressure on biodiveversity in tt topography and in that climate. swarmi: new spececs have statard showing up here. last year, there was a mosquito and a bedbugug. new creatureres are popppping u. therere are leeceches d d snakes have b been found at the riverside. 20 or 30 years ago they were not here. correspondent: the himalayan glaciers stretch for 2500 kilometers across asia, feeding major river systems. the loss of ice could mean a devastating future for the region. phil: now with more daily tasks help to buy computer tasks, coding has become more markrketable. but imagine learning to code as an eight-year-old boy. correspondent: he makes it seem like child's play. this developer is so good at programming, he teaches it online. his channel has over one million views. vita learned coding when he was only five years old. now he can fix bugs and lead much older s

one of many in the himalayas losing snow mass at an alarming rate. swami diamond on a hindu yogi has lived here for most of his life. he's seen firsthand the impact of global warming. not hermeticum say should be 10 feet of snow here in november but there's not even a foot right now it wants no 4 months maybe at the end of december or in mid january. over the past 40 years between dari glacier has retreated more than 2 and a half kilometers. and glaciology experts say there's no sign of it slowing down. the glaciers melt in summers and accumulate snow in winters but due to climate change or global warming on some a period is extended and the winter season is shrinking. it means the snowfall period is shorter and the melting period is longer. and that's happening to more than $10000.00 glaciers across the himalayas it's also disturbing the mountain ecosystem as the ice recedes you for year ending soon to. be named. and. the changes happening in glaciers are putting pressure on the biodiversity in that topography and in that climate. do. you have a. ne

asam is kind of in the upper left-hand corner of this map just below the himalaya mountains. which are the very left-hand, the upper left-hand corner of the map. it's fairly deep into india. mutaguchi began promoting this idea of a major offensive all the way to assam. one of the big questions is why mutaguchi, a few months when he was division commander opposed this kind of idea, why he suddenly when he became army commander, why did he suddenly began calling, advocating for such a major offensive into india, not just in nepal but beyond to the state of assam? the first reason is that he, after he opposed operation 21, he came to regret his opposition. he saw that he had somehow let down his superior officers and commands by raising all of the negatives and not supporting what they wanted to do. and he vowed hence forth to be more positive and aggressive and try to realize the intentions and desires of his higher commands. and it's kind of ironic because mutaguchi already had a reputation of being a very aggressive, strong, charismatic leader. some would say he was arrogant

poororna: lokta and d himalaya nett couould be procesessein the same facility.soso i'm tnkining ofxpandiding and processi n nettl to make fabric. reporter: poorna gunung has g plans s for the futurere, bute dodoesn't want t to move to thty full time.e. the mountains are his home. host: hydropower is the most common source of green energy. it makes up 50% of the world's prododuction, follllowed by wind solar power.r. gegeothermal andnd tidal powerer plantsts make up a a smaller c. the main producers of renewable energy are asia, europe, and north america. meanwhile, africa lags with just 2%. and yet, africa has huge potential when it comes to solar and wind power. the energy revolution has indeed got underway there, as can be seen at lake turkana in kenya. reporter: taran lepolote is out fishing on his wooden raft. lake turkana is full of fish. but today, he only manages to catch one. he will be able to sell it for $0.90 at most. not enough to pay for a meal for his wife and six children. he can only dream of owning a real boat like one of these. the village wher

one of many in the himalayas losing snow mass at an alarming right. swami diamond on a hindu yogi has lived here for most of his life. he's seen firsthand the impact of global warming. not hermeticum say should be 10 feet of snow here in november but there's not even a foot right now it wants no for months maybe at the end of december or in a mid january. over the past 40 years between dari glacier has retreated more than 2 and a half kilometers. and glaciology experts say there's no sign of it slowing down. the glaciers melt in summers and accumulate snow in winters but due to climate change or global warming are some a period is extended and the winter season is shrinking. it means the snowfall period is shorter and the melting period is longer. and that's happening to more than $10000.00 glaciers across the himalayas it's also disturbing the mountain ecosystem as the ice recedes you feel and use your. imagination and you. can. do as we said the changes happening in glaciers are putting pressure on the biodiversity in that topography and in that cli

after travelling 5000 kilometers from its source in the himalayas this is where the river vent sits right. over time it's carved out the cone fulls one of the widest waterfalls in the world . yet allow fisherman jump into the water without fear. are for me and before that you're right one mile before. oh it's very important card for proper care come get you if you are going to your didn't call our number but not god what if. some new knowing is 52. he says it's no coincidence he's never had an accident in 40 years. oh he got shot don't know if you need one but pull back outside that about what would be right out by a guy that had set up to be why we're here it would be at that by what those would do what. the full stretch over nearly 10 kilometers. allow call this region see found don't the full 1000 on. land just south from the fulls and countless waterways of the mekong. this is a familiar hunting ground for. getting there takes good balance and steady nerves. at work but on. the other. side. what's that about yeah yeah. i. like the elf. but. it was my last. flight and i. fish worried u

such as tao was no harm but himalaya able to get onto the plane and supervise to help us answer this we've invited judenfrei he's an aviation security operations expert in london welcome to day news africa julian is it really possible that this boy just walked onto the runway climbed onto a plane without anybody noticing this it's very very disturbing because i'm just so you see t.v. and they have actually discovered the c.c.t.v. and they have pictures of the poor little shop 14 years old flight training on the on the carriage before the plane took off. the point is that there's no use having c.c.t.v. if nobody is monitoring it and also calls he shouldn't be on the anywhere near the apron at all. so how often does do things like this happen we see there's a clear breach in security making these airports vulnerable to incidences like this how often do we actually see it happen. it does happen quite often but you have to remember there are hundreds of thousands of flights every time i and it's only 24 hours a day and all around the world the tragedy is that only one in 6 days actually

and plants living the high—life — why vegetation is growing at higher altitudes in the himalayas.

and, plants living the high—life — why vegetation is growing at higher altitudes in the himalayas.

grass and shrubs and mosses are popping up on mount everest and across the himalayas and that's not aing. >> no. >> right, because british scientists say they measured small but significant increases in vegetable between the 13,000 and 19,000 foot levels, likely due to climate change. they're warning that urgent research is needed to understand the consequences of the increase in vegetation. so, spencer, does it mean they're finding, you know, vegetation at the snow level where you wouldn't normally have that? >> that's what it means. it upsets the entire eco balance. so the temperatures are rising in the higher elevations where normally you wouldn't see any kind of vegetation growing. >> to me what is so scary about this, over the eons the planet has eated and cooled many times but we're clearly contributing to this now. you know this better than anyone, spencer, the changes in the weather patterns and things we are seeing shouldn't happen in our life times. storms are worse than they were in our kids. >> and changes are happening at an alarming pace, that's the problem. >> up there

of japan and a number of other targets. ,n order to be able to do that they had to fly over the himalayasseven times to bring in enough fuel for one raid on japan. logistically, this was a crazy, crazy scheme. but, again, we were so anxious to start bombing japan that we went forward. that is basically the bottom line of the logistics and fuel. the this starts, under brigadier general kenneth wolfe come a did not last very long. the raids were difficult, the logistical situation was almost impossible. ,e was replaced fairly quickly first by saunders, but then by the person increasingly becoming the star, curtis lome. lome was a problem solver. he was instinctively very good at getting a lot out of airplanes and crews. before he went out to the theater, he went up to omaha and got thoroughly familiar with the airplane. of course, he faced the same problems that the first two commanders had faced, the same sorts of issues. engine fires. ae gunsight blisters had nasty tendency to pop out. in pressurized airplanes, that is a big problem. it had tragic circumstances in some cases until they fi

scientists think vegetation is expanding at high altitudes in the himalayas, including everest.esearch d not look at what caused the changes, but does backup findings by other researchers. and a boy in mexico thought to be as young as 11 years old has shot and killes tea er in a northern city. child injured six other teople befoning the gun on mself. state officials say he had been a good student and shown the behavioral issues. the boy lived with his grandmother. police are still trying to locate his parents. gale force winds in australia have emerged -- two huge brush fires have crated a single blaze. the fire on the border of new south wales and victoria is said to be four times the area of greater london. almost ail quarteron people nationwide are being urged to flee their homes as the blustery, changing winds create unpredictable conditions. lucy is at the headquarters at new south wales. in the regional ner system for the response to the crisis. if you can imagine the middle of winter, it is empty behind me, but there have bonn 150 people busy day, responding to the fires.

in order to be able to do that, they had to fly over the himalayas seven times to bring in enough fuel for one raid on japan. logistically, this was a crazy, crazy scheme. but, again, we were so anxious to start bombing japan that we went forward. that is basically the bottom line for the logistics and fuel. when this starts, under the control of brigadier general kenneth wolfe, who had been developing the program, but he did not last very long. the raids were difficult, the logistical situation was almost impossible. he was replaced fairly quickly, first by general blondie saunders, but then by the person increasingly becoming the star of the united states army air forces, and curtis lemay. the metaphor is appropriate. the main problem solver, he has done very good work. he was instinctively very good at getting a lot out of airplanes and crews. before he went out to the theater, he went up to omaha and got thoroughly familiar with the airplane. he wanted to know every inch of it to figure out how to get the best out of it. of course, he faced the same problems that the first two comm

scientists say vegetation is expanding at high altidutes in the himalayas — including the everest regionlook at what's caused these changes, but it does back up findings made by other researchers, who've looked at glaciers and water systems. a boy in mexico, thought to be as young as 11 years old, has shot and killed his teacher in the northern city of torreon. the child injured six other people before turning the gun on himself. state officials say he had been a good student and shown no behavioural issues. the boy lived with his grandmother, and police are still trying to locate his parents. gale force winds in australia have merged two big bushfires creating one huge single blaze. the fire on the border of the states of new south wales and victoria border is said to be four times the area of greater london. almost a quarter of a million people nationwide are being urged to flee their homes as the blustery, changing winds create unpredictable conditions. lucy hockings is at the headquarters of the new south wales rural fire service. i'm in the regional nerve centre for the response to

its way out of the northern sections of india that still taking the snow across the line of the himalayas one or 2 showers further to the south a warm couple of days ahead into colombo 33 then 34 celsius on sunday but still really feeling a bit cool up and new delhi 17 celsius a best of sunday. we live in a digital world where even the remotest communities have access to mobile phones. but look in this technology bring to our nomadic existence life facts travels to the media and gives the software designer the ultimate challenge design a map to help him the tried in their daily lives can you really be done. life and one from nomad on al-jazeera. the world. again this is i was there a little roger of the main news this hour greece is calling for a cease fire in libya the war khalifa haftar is in athens for talks after us forces are facing the internationally recognized government in tripoli the talks are happening at a conference in berlin on sunday. sources close to iraq's investigation into the assassination of custom solomonic said that he landed at baghdad international airport from th

and plants living the high life — why vegetation is growing at higher altitudes in the himalayas.

the rain has been on the increase over the last few days and the snow particularly up towards the himalayas has been increasing as well we're going to be watching this very carefully particular up here towards katmandu it's going to be a mix of rain and snow feel with a temperature of 13 but new delhi better weather conditions at 17. when investigating crime an admission of guilt is the ultimate corroboration you. are insane. there are tactics that can be used to get innocent people to confess to crimes they didn't commit witness explores the shocking phenomenon of people incriminating themselves the person who falsely confessed actually came to believe the lie that they were told about their own behavior false confessions on al-jazeera. welcome back if you come out of our top stories here on al-jazeera russian and syrian warplanes have resumed attacks on deadly syria's last remaining rebel held province at least 21 people have been killed in recent days is that despite a cease fire but was supposed to have started on sunday. iran's president says his country has now surpassed the uranium e

working their way through pakistan pushing into northern india a line of snow cool in the cold in the himalayas that have very unsettled picture as we head off into wednesday you can see plenty of rain working their way through . it will though hopefully help the kids some of the small and the pollution from new delhi with a high on wednesday of 16 celsius. more than 7 decades ago a country was split into 3 with. a . plan a map of the collapsing empire when the british had to. examine the fine india and pakistan and the future home of the neighbors. of blood. the. welcome back you're watching ounces here are a mind of our top stories this hour iran's leaders have joined huge crowds into iran for the funeral procession of assassinated general hossam salome. these are live pictures currently from tehran supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei and president have some good money held prayers at the funeral proceedings in the iranian capital. the u.s. president is threatening sanctions against iraq if it goes ahead with moves to expel foreign troops donald trump says american forces will not leave unl

its way out of the northern sections of india that still taking the snow across the line of the himalayas one or 2 showers further to the south a warm couple of days ahead into colombo 33 then 34 celsius on sunday but still really feeling a bit cool up and new delhi 17 celsius a past sunday. when investigating crime an admission of guilt is the ultimate corroboration. or is it there are tactics that can be used to get innocent people to confess to crimes they didn't commit witness explores the shocking phenomenon of people incriminating themselves the person who falsely contrast actually came to believe the lie that they were told about their own behavior false confessions on al-jazeera. you're watching al-jazeera his reminder of our top stories this hour libyan warlord has sold talks with the greek prime minister and foreign minister in athens it's part of the latest international effort to win the conflict in libya a conference on libya will get underway germany on sunday. china's economic growth has slowed to almost 3 decades lower its g.d.p. grew by just 6 point one percent in 2019 th

see some fairly have 2 months of snow really through tuesday and wednesday along the line of the himalayas to say that rain tending to push through to pradesh 18 celsius few new delhi on wednesday. 33 degrees in colombia right down in the south where we have a gangle is dry conditions mostly kids throughout much of the middle east the arabian peninsula this is choose day and all into wednesday we'll see those showers but. with a high of 9 in ankara. a journey of discovery. which is the copy of a letter germany addressed to my grandfather 0. traces of family links to the regime of benito mussolini. is fascism returned to a tally i'm pleased to fresh in the family it makes me sick this letter. i found. on al jazeera. on the top stories on al-jazeera breaking news from afghanistan a passenger plane has reportedly crashed near the center of a day act district in the eastern province there's no information yet about casualties. the u.s. embassy in baghdad has been struck by rockets the 1st direct hit after months of near misses one hit a dining area during meal time. china's prime minister they

see across much of india too is pakistan little bit of cloud across northern parts up towards the himalayas we have got some showers coming into shore like. join africa's largest trade. an investment there in the wanda a.t.f. gives you access to more than 1100 exhibitors and 10000 visitors and baez and more than 5000 conference delegates from more than 55 countries participate in trade and investment deals with $40000000000.00 u.s. dollars as business and government come together to explore business and networking opportunities at the international exhibit which will include a creative africa exchange 40 by the african export import bank and the premium fatness the i.e.t.f. 2020 transforming africa. war. hello again the top stories on al-jazeera this hour world leaders are meeting in berlin as part of the latest international effort to end the war the turkish president roger tabor to iran and his russian counterpart vladimir putin met before the conference to support opposing sides are seen as key figures in bringing the fighting to win and. security forces in lebanon on firing tear gas at

today across much of india too as pakistan little bit of cloud across northern parts up towards the himalayas we have got some showers coming into shore like. examining the impact of today's headlines you use that misinformation but i've used the term by setting the agenda for tomorrow is discussion and how unique a moment is this in terms of modern american history when it comes to racism you have the makings of a neo fascist moment international filmmakers and world class john analysts bringing programs to in spying. on al-jazeera. the ear or an the ear. watching al-jazeera live from doha a reminder of our top stories world leaders a meeting in berlin as part of the latest international effort to end libya's civil war turkey's president was shipped to juan and his russian counterpart vladimir putin have already met before the conference the 2 years support opposing sides in libya's conflict and a scene as key figures in bringing the fighting to an end. in hong kong anti-government demonstrations have once again turned violent after protesters tried to march through the city in defiance of a

moisture has a lot of it pushing into northern pakistan and some very heavy snow developing across the himalayas for the next 2 days and keeping those temperatures at about 80 in you jenny. i'm counting the cost a nation representing point 3 percent of the world's population but 5 percent of carbon emissions in australia give up its addiction to coal promises to go carbon neutral by the year 2050 looking at lebanon how long before it turned to be a man counting the cost on al-jazeera. in the philippines the black market for gold is worth hundreds of millions but not everybody is repeating the rewards we saw mccain. when i went east investigates why people like dying for gold on al-jazeera the earth you're the one. they're watching al-jazeera live from doha a reminder of our top stories u.s. officials say a plane that crashed in afghanistan's gosney province was a small u.s. military plane that's according to the reuters news agency in a statesman the taliban says everyone on board was killed. lebanon has passed its 2020 guy check despite attempts by protesters to block the politicians from enter

moisture is a lot of it pushing into northern pakistan and some very heavy snow developing across the himalayas for the next 2 days and keeping those temperatures at about 80 in you jenny. talk to al jazeera we us let me talk about 2 of the biggest problems facing and they are the endemic corruption and the gang we listen so if you reprint place china as an enemy of a couple of the words and that's really daniels we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter on the edges era. award winning documentaries from around the world ah ah. on al-jazeera. office take a look at the top stories here and out of there the u.s. military says it's investigating reports of a plane crash in afghanistan's carsley province the plane crashed in mountainous terrain which is partly controlled by the taliban everyone on board is believed to have died. lebanon has passed its 2020 budget despite attempts by protesters to block politicians from going into parliament for the vote many rejects the budget as it had been discussed in amended by the previous administration. the us embassy in baghdad

haven't been too bad some very heavy snow beginning to really accumulate across the line of the himalayas that's wednesday then by thursday a lot of that just a really moving for the tools east some patches of what it does mean by thursday and really through the end of the week to the north of india is a great fall back in place for new delhi 18 is the high temperature elsewhere mostly drawing on a cool side to the south so 33 across in colombo i'm 33 up into chennai. a journey of personal discovery by a great grandfather he was a slave of the only property al-jazeera is james garner and expose his family's legacy of slave ownership down like my family's status and wealth as benefited from their choice to enslave people and america's debt to the black people today some of us so star we've askey to speak out as a surprise to. al-jazeera correspondents a moral debt. we. already. voted. on the way down the top stories on al-jazeera. has ordered the shutdown of pole rail and other services to mainland china and the city is also hopping a number of flights as part of its efforts against the th

here as we go on through the next day all to never have some disturbed weather recently around the himalayas so was a possibility of a few flakes of snow a rolling through here but things generally quiet in down the city the case across much of in the of tools in the northeast up to world behati will west bengal you might just catch one achieve light showers but essentially the picture is logically that's the case through sunday and going on to monday a very similar picture a little cloud down towards the the far south east was shot was this for lanka. frank assessments the one good thing about these bushfires usage really wipe them out the politics of climate change informed opinions economy i think is actually what's keeping domino trouble float right now critical debate sequel of those 2 school children know what the law is all about this argument is astonishingly patronize a in-depth analysis of the day's headlines this is the beginning of a new iraq of a new conscious and aware youth about struggle against an ethnic sectarian kota inside story on al-jazeera. more. orders. here with al-j

forecast map here on thursday also some heavy rain turning to snow as we make our way towards the himalayas and for parts of the paul this snow could be quite heavy at times we could be seeing anywhere between $100.00 to possibly 125 centimeters of snow in the next 72 hours across much of this area this is something we'll be watching very closely down towards the south though it is going to be quite warm we're going to see those showers develop but for tonight it is going to be a partly cloudy day for you with a temperature of $29.00. but . an escape from severe hardship onto the world stage as a paralympic champion movie i want a silver medal for the 1500 meters and the bronze for their country under desire to work overseas i went knocking on doors like you have a job and was interested in your knowledge of studies that led to international recognition as a global leader in regenerative medicine to inspiring journeys of human endeavor arabs abroad the paralympian and the bone make-a on al-jazeera. welcome back a quick reminder our top stories here on al-jazeera iran's president is warning

fighting in that war and china was pushed back into a very small corner basically up against the himalayasand was given the extraordinary task in 1940 going back to washington dc to lobby the roosevelt administration with chinese officials to set up a group officially known as the american volunteer group that they became famous as the flying tigers so rising to great prominence and his personal story is remarkable with his papers through the family is the fun part of writing the book he felt more at home in china than he did in the us. he returned to louisiana and then went back and saw that was not the life he wanted. referring to china and a chinese woman who was fascinated in her own right. . . . a good for all of those. >> i would remind the audience a few weeks after d-day in the pacific landed the marines to begin the liberation so we were mounting multiple conditions around the world. >> it boiled down to one thing, the landing craft in the pacific and europe. that's why eisenhower said they won world war ii because they made all of these. >> do you have any final thoughts? >> ther

is kind of in the upper left-hand corner of this map below the himalaya mountains. it's fairly deep into india. began promoting this idea of a major offensive all to assam. one of the big questions, he guchi a few months when was division commander opposed this kind of idea, why he became army he commander, why did he suddenly for calling, advocating such a major offensive into india, not just in nepal but to the state of assam. the first reason is that he, opposed operation 21, he came to regret his opposition. saw that he had somehow let down his superior officers and by raising all of the negatives and not supporting do.t they wanted to and he vowed hence forth to be and positive and aggressive try to realize the intentions and desires of his higher commands. kind of ironic because had a hi already reputation of being a very strong, charismatic leader. some would say he was arrogant demanding. he felt he needed to be more positive when it came to the execution of operations. that is one of the reasons that he suddenly came to favor into india. is, mutaguchieason

i might as well have been studying the himalayas by the milky way for all it had to do with me and myre because where i grew up, westminster seemed 1 million miles away from me. the story of the lasky yea rs away from me. the story of the lasky years is that many people instinctively feel there is something wrong with their laws being drafted hundreds of miles away bya being drafted hundreds of miles away by a distant and largely unaccountable bureaucratic in brussels. but i will be honest, westminster didn't feel much closer and it still doesn't today that is why i want to shake up the way government works and deliver a clear message to voters. weight will put power back where it belongs, in your hands. so, for starters, i want to sweep away the house of lords. the only unelected second chamber in the whole of europe and i want to replace it with a new elected senate based outside of london. salford, exactly. well, we might have to have a consultation but are put in a good word for salford, don't worry. i cannot seem to be biased, can i? they will end the gentleman is club of politic

today, we explore the hidden animals and ancient cultures that live in the himalayas. we'll see if we can spot the spotted snow leopard before he spots us, and later, the locals show us the dangers that come with living in one of the world's biggest mountain chains. [music]