The Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt, the well-identified seismically active region in world, has been evidenced by occurrence of recent two devastating earthquake doublets 2015 central Nepal (MW 7.8 and MW 7.3) 2023 southeastern Turkey(MW 7.5). In this study, seismic ground motion characteristics damaging earthquakes namely doublet that occurred Himalaya Turkey eastern Mediterranean investigated...

The Northeastern part of India sprawls over an area of 262 379km2 in the Eastern Himalayan range. This constitutes a biodiversity hotspot with high levels of biodiversity and endemism; unfortunately, is also a poorly known area, especially on its microbial diversity. In this study, we assessed cultivable soil bacterial diversity and distribution from lowlands to highlands (34 to 3 990m.a.s.l.)....

Iran is a mountainous country. Hezar Mt., is an isolated mountain with the highest peak of 4465 m (above sea level) located in southeast of Iran. This paper aims to provide a general overview of alpine phytodiversity of Hezar Mt. Alpine regions are above timber-line which is dependent on the climate, slopes and human activities. The timberline at Hezar Mt., is varying from 3200 m (North slope) ...

The Himalayan alpine canyon area is characterized by complex engineering geological conditions and abnormal internal external dynamic processes. Severe slope disturbance disasters can be caused disturbances. In this study, field investigations theoretical analyses were performed to determine the formation mechanism, spatial distribution law, controlling factors of in areas. A total 396 identifi...

In the Katha Range of central Myanmar, lithologic tracers and pressure-temperature-deformation-time data identify Cambro-Ordovician, Indian-affinity Tethyan Himalaya Series, located ∼700 km from their easternmost outcrop in S-Tibet, ∼450 Himalayan rocks Eastern Syntaxis. Metamorphism began at ∼65 Ma, peaked ∼45 Ma (∼510°C, 0.93 GPa), exhumation/cooling (∼25°C/Myr) occurred until ∼30 a subductio...

Wolves in the Himalayan region form a monophyletic lineage distinct from the present-day Holarctic grey wolf Canis lupus spp. (Linnaeus 1758) found across Eurasia and North America. Here, we analyse phylogenetic relationships and the geographic distribution of mitochondrial DNA haplotypes of the contemporary Himalayan wolf (proposed in previous studies as Canis himalayensis) found in Central As...

Two ancient asbestos mines, one near Karystos, Greece, and the other southeast of Mount Troodos, Cyprus, were located in what we now know to be ophiolite terrane. Evidence suggests that asbestos was discovered and utilized in Cyprus, perhaps as long as 5,000 years ago, for manufacture of cremation cloths, lamp wicks, hats, and shoes. Some of the adverse health effects of asbestos became known o...

HIMALAYAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCES VOL 2 ISSUE 3 JAN-JUNE 2004 Jack D Ives ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Himalayan perceptions: Environmental change and the well-being ...