***NPR Books We Love selection*** “If you’re only going to read one Everest book this decade, make it The Third Pole. . . . A riveting adventure.”—Outsi

Water Quality in the Third Pole: The Roles of Climate Change and Human Activities offers in-depth coverage of water quality issues (natural and human-related),

This highly topical book considers the important question of how best to protect the environment of the Third Pole – the area comprising the Hindu Kush Himala

Surveys atmospheric, oceanic and cryospheric processes, present and past conditions, and changes in polar environments.

The Arctic, the Antarctic, and the Hindu Kush-Himalayas form a trio of terrains sometimes called “the three poles”. Mainly composed of rock, snow, and ice,