Tag: #monsoon
Articles tagged with #monsoon
Soon, the monsoon
Activists who rescued flood survivors are now in Nepal’s government. Will disaster response be different this rainy season?
Water for Life
Nepal needs a sustainable solution to store 85% of rain that falls in four monsoon months for the other eight months.
"The mountain fell on top of us"
Poor engineering in the mountains is killing people along Nepal’s highways
Pouring concrete on rice fields
On Nepal’s annual Rice Day, a reminder about urban growth devouring paddy fields
Too hot to handle
Half of Nepal is drenched with monsoon rains, the western half is suffering a lethal heat wave
Either too little, or too much water
Extreme weather, glacial lake bursts becoming more serious and frequent in eastern Nepal, affecting livelihoods
Lost and damaged
On the evening of 15 June 2021, Baburam Bhandari was sitting down for dinner with his family, when the police sent out a warning about a flood…
Dengue danger returns with monsoon
With preparedness lax, it is now only personal protection (and luck) that will save Nepal from another serious outbreak
When it rains, it pours
Below average precipitation is forecast this monsoon, but we must also be prepared for extreme localised rain.
Where rivers are not the Phoenix
When rivers are angry, they surge back to life again
TERRACES
The annual paddy planting season is upon us, and the sculpted contours of rice terraces mirror the clouds as farmers wade into the submerged…
Muckraking in ‘Mandu
Nepal’s post-Covid planners need a different tactic. Trying to convince people around the world to visit Nepal because it is there is not…
Post-disaster lessons for Nepal
Although Nepal is used to localised rains even post-monsoon, last October saw unprecedented nationwide downpour. Photo: AMIT MACHAMASI.On 11…
Narrow escape for Melamchi fact-finding team
The Bhemthang sediment field this week after the snowstorm, and in July after the flashflood (pictured below). Photos: SONAM LAMA and SHIVA…
Monsoon Culture
The Newar ritual of feeding frogs is immediately followed by the festive procession of the cow, which was actually the expected day for the…
Post-COP26, Nepal’s real work now begins
Photo: AMIT MACHAMASIAfter the flashflood of international media coverage of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, the climate emergency has now…
Multipronged response to Nepal’s multi-hazards
The avalanche that came off Mt Tukuche in Nepal’s Mustang District on 14 November illustrates the kinds of multi-hazards present in the…
Nepal’s remittances, forex reserves drop
Even as Nepal tries to recover from the impact of the pandemic, the country’s economic indicators released this week by the central bank show…
Post-monsoon rain ruins Nepal’s crops
Photos: RSSStill reeling from a disastrous monsoon season, Nepal has been hit with unseasonal downpours that have dumped more rain on rice crops…
Deadly Dasain on Nepal’s highways
Photos: ACHYUTRAJ BHANDARIThe death toll in a bus plunge in Mugu has reached 32. Twenty-four people died on the spot and eight more during…
UK aid for Nepali mothers and children
Photo: WWF NEPALAs the Covid crisis pushes millions of Nepalis back below the poverty line affecting their nutritional status, the UK government…
UN climate report declares planetary emergency
Paddy and maize fields in Kavre. A heavier than usual monsoon this year brought destructive floods, but was a boon to farmers. Photo: AMIT…
Kathmandu's ‘flash floods’ are 4 decades in the making
Aerial photograph of Kathmandu Valley, looking west over the floodplain in 1967. Photo: EARL WEBB/DOUG HALL PEACE CORPS COLLECTIONS Kathmandu…
Pokhara’s shrinking Phewa Lake
Pokhara on a clear autumn day. All photos: KRISHNA MANI BARALThe once pristine Phewa Lake that used to reflect the majestic Annapurnas and…