Met office predicts low rainfall and temperature rise ahead

2023-05-05T05:21+0200kathmandupost (en)

Nepal is most likely to witness below-average rainfall in the upcoming monsoon season, according to a forecast by the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. The department’s Climate Section, which forecast weather conditions on Thursday for four months between June 1 and September 30, said that....

Nepal braces for its most polluted year with over 9,000 forest fires

2023-04-27T00:22+0200wn (en)

Kathmandu, April 26 (EFE).- Nepal expects this year to be its worst year for the environment with more than 9,000 forest fires expected in the Himalayan nation. The country has already been plagued by a large number of forest fires that have engulfed Kathmandu in a dense layer of smog.

Districts of Lumbini province are caught unprepared by wildfires every year

2023-04-25T04:25+0200kathmandupost (en)

A 13-year-old boy and a 55-year-old man succumbed to burn injuries they sustained while attempting to control a forest fire in Bardabas forest in Gulmi last week. One man sustained critical injuries in the same incident. In the past 10 days, wildfires have gutted more than 10 houses and sheds in the....

Rainfall in several districts cools down Tarai weather

2023-04-25T04:25+0200kathmandupost (en)

People residing in the Tarai region were relieved of scorching heat as the rainfall since Sunday evening continued through Monday, lowering the temperature levels. The Meteorological Forecasting Division under the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology said that almost all districts lying in the....

ICIMOD expresses concern over degrading air quality

2023-04-21T08:31+0200thehimalayantimes (en)

ICIMOD said recent data reveals hazardous levels of particulate matter, which poses severe risk to human health. ICIMOD is an intergovernmental knowledge and learning centre that develops and shares research, information, and innovations to empower people in the eight regional member countries of....

News3 hours ago Record-Breaking Heat Wave Sweeps Asia: Extreme Temperatures in Thailand and China

2023-04-19T14:20+0200chiangraitimes (en)

(CTN News) – As the country continues in the grip of a potentially blistering heat wave, numerous heat records have been smashed recently, with Thailand, in particular, experiencing abnormally harsh circumstances. The “worst April heat wave in Asian history,” described by weather expert Maximiliano Herrera.

Warning after sweltering heat causes distress across Tarai

2023-04-19T04:26+0200kathmandupost (en)

People residing across the Tarai have been affected as temperature in the region has been rising by the day. “It was not that unbearable until last week,” complained Harichandra Supak, a local from Krishnanagar Municipality of Kapilvastu district. “Now hot air starts blowing after 10 in the morning. And it is difficult to venture out.

Sindhupalchok locals benefit from disaster management training

2023-04-17T04:13+0200kathmandupost (en)

Bhotekoshi Rural Municipality is one of the most disaster-prone areas in Sindhupalchok, a district that has been battered by natural calamities—earthquakes, floods and landslides—in the last decade. In a bid to mitigate post-disaster losses, the rural municipality initiated a five-day session to....

Amid Forest Fires, This City Is The Most Polluted In The World

2023-04-17T02:29+0200vervetimes (en)

Nepal ’s capital Kathmandu has continued to reign in the top 10 positions in the list of most polluted cities in the world as forest fire continues to rage across the nation affecting visibility. According to IQ Air, an organization measuring the real-time pollution of 101 cities in the world,....

Amid Forest Fires, This City Is The Most Polluted In The World

2023-04-16T15:05+0200ndtvnews (en)

Kathmandu, Nepal : Nepal's capital Kathmandu has continued to reign in the top 10 positions in the list of most polluted cities in the world as forest fire continues to rage across the nation affecting visibility. According to IQ Air, an organization measuring the real-time pollution of 101 cities in....