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Thunderstruck in Nepal

Climate change and increased human activity make lightning strikes even more deadly

Shristi Karki

Abnormal rise in monsoon lightning in Nepal

The heavy toll in landslides and floods during this year’s rainy season in Nepal have overshadowed another frequent disaster: lightning.This week’s incessant...

Lightning kills 500 sheep in western Nepal

A massive thunderbolt in Nepal’s remote Jumla district on Sunday killed at least 500 sheep grazing in pastures high in the mountains,...

Lightning kills more people than floods in Nepal

The devastating tornado that ravaged Bara and Parsa districts last week, killing 28 people and injuring 600, made daily headlines. But lightning strikes kill...

Sonia Awale
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