Canadian wildfire reaches Jasper, firefighters battle to protect oil pipeline
Wildfires burning uncontrolled across the region include 433 in British Columbia and 176 in Alberta.
Wildfires burning uncontrolled across the region include 433 in British Columbia and 176 in Alberta.
At least 112 people died in incidents of landslide, flood and lightning, and 58 others have been missing since the start of the monsoon this year.
Red alerts for 43 districts and yellow for 34 districts including those in the Valley.
Beryl killed at least 11 in Mexico and the Caribbean before reaching Texas.
Beryl, the earliest category 5 hurricane on record, last week swept through Jamaica, Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Every month since June 2023 has ranked as the planet’s hottest since records began, compared with the corresponding month in previous years.
Heavy rains affect normal life across the country on Sunday as well.
The storm churned past the Cayman Islands earlier on Thursday after belting Jamaica with winds that tore apart buildings and uprooted trees.
With hot, windy conditions across much of the country, about 50 wildfires broke out on Saturday and authorities advised people to stay out of forest areas.
Disaster management body estimates that 1.81 million people and 412,000 households are at risk this year.
Past rain shadow regions of Manang and Mustang are seeing heavy rains, falling crop yields, and destruction of homes in recent years.
Meanwhile, heavy rain in the northeastern state of Assam has killed 14 people since Tuesday.
Such weather may cause fatigue, excessive thirst, headache, leg cramps, dizziness, nausea and vomiting among others, says Met office.
Schools in Kailali, Bardiya and Kanchanpur suspend classes for at least a week after students started falling ill. Dhangadhi hottest in 28 years, says Met office.
The stark finding comes from one of two new studies released on Tuesday, as both global temperatures and climate-warming emissions continue to climb.
Nepal’s agencies have never learned from past failures in disaster management, lament disaster experts.
Wildfires usually start from March in Nepal, when farmers burn the crop residue on the fields and the threat keeps growing until April-May.
A report from the World Meteorological Organisation says the impact of heatwaves became more severe in Asia in 2023.
Most glaciers in the high-mountain region in Asia have lost significant mass because of record-breaking high temperatures and dry conditions, report says.
Avalanches and landslides intensify in the upper regions while droughts and heatwaves have surged in the plains