A prolonged winter drought has sparked an early start of the annual spring fires
Extreme weather, glacial lake bursts becoming more serious and frequent in eastern Nepal, affecting livelihoods
Half-century of eastern Nepal’s rainfall data points to a link between chronic drought and depopulation
Climate impact: 8 of last 12 winters had prolonged drought affecting agriculture and sparking wildfires
Manang. Photo: NABIN LAMICHHANE.Kathmandu Valley and the surrounding areas experienced rains from Tuesday night with moderate snowfall in…
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…
Still reeling from a disastrous monsoon season, Nepal has been hit with unseasonal downpours that have dumped more rain on rice crops that were…
Mahendra Shrestha, 61, of Melamchi Bazar breaks down as he surveys the damage to his house on Wednesday. Photo: AMIT MACHAMASINepal sits upon a…
The 2020 southwest monsoon was forecast to be 'normal' in Nepal, but it turned out to be more intense than predicted, and lasted much…
A landslide in Jajarkot last year. Photo: RSSBy any measure, the past year has been disastrous for Nepal. The Covid-19 lockdowns devastated the…
Heavy snowfall from Thursday to Saturday over Nepal has blanketed high villages in up to 0.5m of snow, obstructing road and air traffic, ending…
After suffering a four-month drought since the end of the monsoon last year, a westerly front finally dumped snow in the higher reaches of the…
It is the annual monsoon season, and despite the rains this would be the time of year when tourists flocked to the tributaries of the Karnali…
