Climate & Environment

Antarctic winter sea ice hits ‘extreme’ record low

The summer Antarctic sea ice extent also hit a record low in February, breaking the previous mark set in 2022.

Weak monsoon dampens prospects for Nepal’s agriculture sector

Met office says 1,249.3 mm rain, 84.9 percent of season’s average, has fallen since June.

104 killed in landslides, floods and lightning this monsoon

At least 29 people are reported missing and 6,083 families have been affected by disaster-related incidents.

Several Tarai districts witness below-average monsoon rainfall

With only 60 percent of land cultivated so far, locals from areas affected by severe dry spells are worried about a food crisis.

Local units are at forefront of forest encroachment

All 88 local units in the Sudurpaschim Province have encroached on forestlands to build offices, schools and other infrastructures, forest officials say.

Downpour affects life across country

Met office has started using the term ‘extremely heavy’ as country sees unusual rainfall.

Most of Tarai is reeling under unusual mid-monsoon drought

Experts say the reactive approach of the authorities does not help in mitigating the risks of loss and damage.

Rainfall data remains scarce due to fewer gauging stations

Officials say existing weather monitoring stations cannot gauge spatial and temporal rainfall variability.

At least 30 reported dead in monsoon disasters, 31 from thunderbolts

At least 25 people are reported missing and 1,072 families have been affected by disaster-related incidents.

Climate change adds risk to investments in hydropower

At least 30 projects in east suffered damage worth Rs8.5 billion due to floods and landslides in season’s first rains.

Climate nears point of no return as land, sea temperatures break records

As envoys gathered in Bonn in early June to prepare for this year’s annual climate talks, average global surface air temperatures were more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels for several days.

Himalayan glaciers on track to lose up to 75 percent of ice by 2100, report says

At 1.5 degrees Celsius or 2C of warming above preindustrial temperatures, glaciers across Asia’s Hindu Kush Himalaya region will lose 30-50 percent of their volume by 2100, the report said.

Rain-induced disasters in the east and heat waves in west

Erratic weather patterns have become normal of late and the country is unprepared to cope with them.

Monsoon enters the country

The season, which delivers around 80 percent of the country’s total annual rainfall, generally lasts for 105 days.

Hot weather makes life difficult in Tarai

Schools in most Tarai districts close.

Nepal bracing for a drier, hotter and more unpredictable monsoon

Hydropower and agriculture outputs could fall. People’s mental health may also take a hit.

Soaring temperatures at Kanyam Tea Estate break 50-year record, Dumkauli hottest in 44 years

Temperatures are rising at a faster pace in the hills and mountains than in the Tarai region, Met official says. Maximum temperature in Kathmandu on Saturday was 33.3 degrees Celsius, highest so far this year.