rainfall

Either too little, or too much water

Extreme weather, glacial lake bursts becoming more serious and frequent in eastern Nepal, affecting livelihoods

Climate crisis → drought → food deficit → migration

Half-century of eastern Nepal’s rainfall data points to a link between chronic drought and depopulation

Nepal suffers another winter drought

Climate impact: 8 of last 12 winters had prolonged drought affecting agriculture and sparking wildfires

Nepal lashed by winter rain and snow

Kathmandu Valley and the surrounding areas experienced rains from Tuesday night with moderate snowfall in Chandragiri and Pulchoki in the outskirts.Heavier snow...

Think globally in Glasgow, and act locally

On 15 June, the Melamchi River north of Kathmandu saw a massive flash flood, killing 25 people and sweeping away 200 houses...

Post-monsoon rain ruins Nepal’s crops

Still reeling from a disastrous monsoon season, Nepal has been hit with unseasonal downpours that have dumped more rain on rice crops that...

Disasters in Nepal come in waves

Nepal sits upon a pyramid of problems: poverty, inequality, exclusion, domestic violence, social injustice, lack of food ... the list is long.On top...

A disaster resilient Nepal is possible

The 2020 southwest monsoon was forecast to be 'normal' in Nepal, but it turned out to be more intense than predicted, and...

Nepal braces for monsoon-pandemic double hit

By any measure, the past year has been disastrous for Nepal. The Covid-19 lockdowns devastated the economy, the 2020 monsoon killed a...

Sonia Awale

Clearing the air

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