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…
Photos: RSSStill reeling from a disastrous monsoon season, Nepal has been hit with unseasonal downpours that have dumped more rain on rice crops…
Mahendra Shrestha, 61, of Melamchi Bazar breaks down as he surveys the damage to his house on Wednesday. Photo: AMIT MACHAMASINepal sits upon a…
Photo: MANISH PAUDEL/NEPALI TIMES ARCHIVEThe 2020 southwest monsoon was forecast to be 'normal' in Nepal, but it turned out to be more intense…
A landslide in Jajarkot last year. Photo: RSSBy any measure, the past year has been disastrous for Nepal. The Covid-19 lockdowns devastated the…
Photos: RSSHeavy snowfall from Thursday to Saturday over Nepal has blanketed high villages in up to 0.5m of snow, obstructing road and air…
Photos: RSSAfter suffering a four-month drought since the end of the monsoon last year, a westerly front finally dumped snow in the higher…
A pod of dolphins at the confluence of the Mohana and Karnali Rivers recently. The endangered mammals swim upstream from India to breed in Nepal…
