Himalayan floods a sign of worse to come
Nepal’s trans-Himalayan district of Manang is located in the rain-shadow, and is a high altitude desert. Its average annual rainfall is barely...
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Still chasing the Melamchi mirage
Two months after a massive debris flow on the Melamchi River knocked out Nepal’s most expensive water project, geologists investigating the disaster say the...
A flood of recrimination
On 31 July this newspaper carried a report titled ‘Kathmandu’s Flash Floods Are 4 Decades in the Making’. The analysis by Tom...
The monsoon mess in Melamchi
The debris flood on the Melamchi River has been continuous since the start of the monsoon on 15 June. Since then, more than 20 people have...
Monsoon submerges Kathmandu environs
S ections of the Arniko Highway between Kathmandu and Banepa that are prone to chronic flooding every monsoon season were submerged again...
Drones to the rescue in Melamchi
Before and after interactive map of Melamchi Bazar and the confluence of the Indrawati-Melamchi rivers. Image on right on 20 June. Source: original...
Monsoon hits Nepal with a bang
Extreme rainfall over the past three days on Himalayan foothills that were ravaged by wildfires just four months ago have led to...
Heavier-than-usual monsoon in Nepal
This year’s vigorous monsoon in Nepal has left at least 116 dead and 50 missing in landslides and floods, with Gandaki Province...
Don’t just blame God for floods and landslides
This year’s monsoon rains started early, and have been heavy. But total precipitation for June and the rainfall recorded for the past...
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