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.
The summer Antarctic sea ice extent also hit a record low in February, breaking the previous mark set in 2022.
Met office says 1,249.3 mm rain, 84.9 percent of season’s average, has fallen since June.
At least 29 people are reported missing and 6,083 families have been affected by disaster-related incidents.
With only 60 percent of land cultivated so far, locals from areas affected by severe dry spells are worried about a food crisis.
All 88 local units in the Sudurpaschim Province have encroached on forestlands to build offices, schools and other infrastructures, forest officials say.
Met office has started using the term ‘extremely heavy’ as country sees unusual rainfall.
Experts say the reactive approach of the authorities does not help in mitigating the risks of loss and damage.
Officials say existing weather monitoring stations cannot gauge spatial and temporal rainfall variability.
At least 25 people are reported missing and 1,072 families have been affected by disaster-related incidents.
At least 30 projects in east suffered damage worth Rs8.5 billion due to floods and landslides in season’s first rains.
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.
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.
Erratic weather patterns have become normal of late and the country is unprepared to cope with them.
The season, which delivers around 80 percent of the country’s total annual rainfall, generally lasts for 105 days.
Schools in most Tarai districts close.
Hydropower and agriculture outputs could fall. People’s mental health may also take a hit.
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.
ActionAid International Nepal officially kicked off its ‘Climate Justice Campaign’ on Monday.
Temperatures have crossed 40 degrees in several districts. Met office warns the hot and dry spell will continue.
Minister for Forest and Environment Birendra Prasad Mahato presented the award amid a ceremony held at the department premises on Sunday.