The UN fund has provisionally set aside 21.6 million for Nepal after the Rasuwa disaster, marking a first while covering less than 0.5 percent of the country’s estimated $4.7 billion recovery and reconstruction needs.

The weather system may affect Nepal from October 28 to November 1, prompting warnings for farmers to protect paddy crops and trekkers to exercise caution in the high Himalayas.

Nepal has made an emergency appeal to the UN’s loss-and-damage fund, which has yet to disburse any money. Meanwhile, families wait for relief, and the country takes on more loans to rebuild.

The bird was photographed at a farm in Janakpur. This takes Nepal’s recorded bird species tally to 904.

A potentially record-strength El Niño could drive extreme heat, floods and droughts worldwide, with major risks to crops, food security and public health.

More than 100 volunteers are surveying 25 locations to document species, numbers and habitats as researchers seek better biodiversity data.

Every AI-generated image requires computing power, electricity and cooling, raising questions about the environmental price of a seemingly harmless online fad.

Risk assessment, early warning systems, outlet management and cautious building in the path of a potential flood matter just as much.

The August 2021 record of 48.8 degrees Celsius (119.8 degrees Fahrenheit) turned the Sicilian town into a symbol of Europe’s warming climate as the continent emerged from COVID-19 restrictions.

Conflicts with people are growing as expanded forest land and climate change push the creatures into human settlements. There are solutions to try.

For decades, increasing mountaineering activities and the impacts of climate change have placed mounting pressure on the Everest ecosystem.

Experts cite local and global climate drivers, including El Niño and a weakening Atlantic circulation, behind Nepal’s increasingly erratic rainfall.

Arctic warming to outpace global average as scientists say 1.5°C threshold may be briefly crossed between 2026 and 2030.

Over 75 percent diesel vehicles have failed emission tests conducted by Kathmandu Metropolitan City.

Glacier mass loss at key sites was among the five worst on record, the report said, with exceptional declines reported in Iceland and North America.

El Nino typically has the opposite effect of La Nina, warming the central and eastern Pacific and boosting global temperatures.

The Valley ranked third globally for air pollution on Wednesday.

Low-grade coal used by most kilns blamed for worsening air quality.

Low rainfall and rising temperatures threaten crops, water supply, and air quality across Nepal, say experts.

Brazil’s COP30 presidency has said it wants the summit to focus on realizing past promises, rather than making new ones