Monsoon comes to Nepal, three days ahead of schedule
Disaster management body estimates that 1.81 million people and 412,000 households are at risk this year.
Disaster management body estimates that 1.81 million people and 412,000 households are at risk this year.
Past rain shadow regions of Manang and Mustang are seeing heavy rains, falling crop yields, and destruction of homes in recent years.
Meanwhile, heavy rain in the northeastern state of Assam has killed 14 people since Tuesday.
Such weather may cause fatigue, excessive thirst, headache, leg cramps, dizziness, nausea and vomiting among others, says Met office.
Schools in Kailali, Bardiya and Kanchanpur suspend classes for at least a week after students started falling ill. Dhangadhi hottest in 28 years, says Met office.
The stark finding comes from one of two new studies released on Tuesday, as both global temperatures and climate-warming emissions continue to climb.
Nepal’s agencies have never learned from past failures in disaster management, lament disaster experts.
Wildfires usually start from March in Nepal, when farmers burn the crop residue on the fields and the threat keeps growing until April-May.
A report from the World Meteorological Organisation says the impact of heatwaves became more severe in Asia in 2023.
Most glaciers in the high-mountain region in Asia have lost significant mass because of record-breaking high temperatures and dry conditions, report says.
Avalanches and landslides intensify in the upper regions while droughts and heatwaves have surged in the plains
At least 113 people died and 533 were injured in fire and forest fire related incidents in the past year.
According to IQAIR, the Valley’s Air Quality Index (AQI) read 265 at 11:06 am on Wednesday.
Each of the last 10 months ranked as the world’s hottest on record, compared with the corresponding month in previous years.
As streams run dry, wild animals from the national park are entering human settlements in search of water, giving rise to human-wildlife conflict.
A male rhino from Chitwan National Park will soon be paired with two female rhinos at Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve for natural breeding.
Met officials said that weather disturbances will continue until Friday.
A mid-winter census conducted recently shows decline in both bird species and population in the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve and its vicinity.
At least 196 incidents of forest fire have been recorded since January this year.
Study shows around 2,700 people die from snakebite every year in Tarai alone. Around 80 percent of snakebite victims die before reaching hospitals