News and Recent Projects
Baker Perry
Maintaining the world’s highest network of weather stations
HCSI is training Nepali community members and scientists to service crucial automatic weather stations across the Himalayas that give insight into how fast the region’s glaciers are melting.
The project is led by HCSI’s Arbindra Khadka, Dr. Baker Perry and Dr. Tom Matthews, who installed the world’s highest weather stations during the 2019 National Geographic Everest Expedition.
HCSI’s Arbindra Khadka, Baker Perry, and Tom Matthews in front of the automatic weather station installed in Phortse, Nepal.
Research in the Himalayas is crucial for the global fight against climate change.
Read HCSI’s op-ed in the New York Times to understand why.
Update: HCSI Works to Prevent Fatal Mushroom Poisonings in Nepal Caused by COVID-19
In Nepal, the pandemic and floods have caused food insecurity to skyrocket. People are being fatally poisoned as they try to feed their families by foraging for mushrooms. HCSI has launched an education campaign to inform communities of how to avoid toxic mushrooms and treat poisonings.
For more information on HCSI’s poisoning prevention plan, read the full project summary.
Steve Mock