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Wildfire season starts early in Nepal
A prolonged winter drought has sparked an early start of the annual spring fires
Either too little, or too much water
Extreme weather, glacial lake bursts becoming more serious and frequent in eastern Nepal, affecting livelihoods
Climate crisis → drought → food deficit → migration
Half-century of eastern Nepal’s rainfall data points to a link between chronic drought and depopulation
Nepal suffers another winter drought
Climate impact: 8 of last 12 winters had prolonged drought affecting agriculture and sparking wildfires
Nepal lashed by winter rain and snow
Manang. Photo: NABIN LAMICHHANE.Kathmandu Valley and the surrounding areas experienced rains from Tuesday night with moderate snowfall in…
Think globally in Glasgow, and act locally
Chanaute after the flood on the Melamchi River in 2021. All photos: RAJU PANDIT CHHETRIOn 15 June, the Melamchi River north of Kathmandu saw a…
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…
Disasters in Nepal come in waves
Mahendra Shrestha, 61, of Melamchi Bazar breaks down as he surveys the damage to his house on Wednesday. Photo: AMIT MACHAMASINepal sits upon a…
A disaster resilient Nepal is possible
Photo: MANISH PAUDEL/NEPALI TIMES ARCHIVEThe 2020 southwest monsoon was forecast to be 'normal' in Nepal, but it turned out to be more intense…
Nepal braces for monsoon-pandemic double hit
A landslide in Jajarkot last year. Photo: RSSBy any measure, the past year has been disastrous for Nepal. The Covid-19 lockdowns devastated the…
Clearing the air
Heavy snowfall over Nepal Himalaya
Photos: RSSHeavy snowfall from Thursday to Saturday over Nepal has blanketed high villages in up to 0.5m of snow, obstructing road and air…
Rain ends 4-month Nepal drought
Photos: RSSAfter suffering a four-month drought since the end of the monsoon last year, a westerly front finally dumped snow in the higher…
Freshwater dolphins make comeback in Nepal
A pod of dolphins at the confluence of the Mohana and Karnali Rivers recently. The endangered mammals swim upstream from India to breed in Nepal…