The not-so-permanent frost
Rapid thawing of the Himalayan ice-cap is compounded by little-studied melting of permafrost that destabilises peaks
landslides
Pokhara 800 years ago
New paper describes collapse of Annapurna 4 that created the terraces on which the city is located today
Hiding their head in the sand
Illegal sand mining on Chure rivers displaces farmers, decimates a fragile landscape
Nepal hit by disaster during climate talks
Even as Nepal’s delegates at virtual meetings preparing for a Climate Summit in Glasgow in November were raising the issue of risk...
Nepal hit by disaster during climate talks
Even as Nepal’s delegates at virtual meetings preparing for a Climate Summit in Glasgow in November were raising the issue of risk...
Disasters in Nepal come in waves
Nepal sits upon a pyramid of problems: poverty, inequality, exclusion, domestic violence, social injustice, lack of food ... the list is long.On top...
Nepal braces for monsoon-pandemic double hit
By any measure, the past year has been disastrous for Nepal. The Covid-19 lockdowns devastated the economy, the 2020 monsoon killed a...
The nature of pandemics
Over 172 million infections and nearly 4 million lives later, the exact origin of the Covid-19 pandemic is still a matter of...
The nature of pandemics
Over 172 million infections and nearly 4 million lives later, the exact origin of the Covid-19 pandemic is still a matter of...
Why more women die in Nepal’s natural disasters
Thirty-seven people were killed when a landslide on 12 July tore through the settlement of Lidi of Sindhupalchok district. More than half...
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