Rain brings relief to Kathmandu Valley from severe air pollution
Most wildfires have died down. Several districts see heavy rainfall. More rain forecast until Sunday.
The Post uses data from World Air Quality Index and updates the page every 15 minutes. Data for some cities may not update regularly.
AQI | Air Pollution Level | Health Implications |
---|---|---|
0-50 | Good | Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk. |
51-100 | Moderate | Air quality is acceptable; however, for some pollutants there may be a moderate health concern for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution. |
101-150 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The general public is not likely to be affected. |
151-200 | Unhealthy | Everyone may begin to experience health effects; members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects. |
201-300 | Very Unhealthy | Health warnings of emergency conditions. The entire population is more likely to be affected. |
301+ | Hazardous | Health alert: everyone may experience more serious health effects. |
Most wildfires have died down. Several districts see heavy rainfall. More rain forecast until Sunday.
Study shows a rise in snow leopard population in the region.
Despite efforts to control them, large-scale blazes continue to spread across Palpa’s community forests, posing significant risks to local communities.
Birds travel thousands of miles to Nepal, mainly to breed. Asian koel flies 6,000 miles from Sub-Saharan Africa.
Kathmandu Valley ranked the world’s most polluted city on Monday afternoon, with PM2.5 levels reaching 365 micrograms per cubic metre (μg/m3).
Many global leaders still dismiss climate change as a hoax, believing glacier melt is a natural process unrelated to human activity.
At the Climate Dialogue organised by the Post, speakers call for public awareness.
Met office says above-average temperatures during the pre-monsoon period could lead to heatwave conditions in Tarai, along with severe water crises and rise in fire incidents.
The report coincides with a UNESCO summit in Paris marking the first World Day for Glaciers, urging global action to protect glaciers around the world.
South and Southeast Asia face the strongest wetting trends, while Europe, the Middle East and North Africa are becoming ever drier, researchers found in a study of 42 years of weather data.