Climate & Environment
Europe’s hottest town says climate change is reshaping daily life
By Reuters 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.
Living with leopards in the Himalayas
By Saugat Bolakhe Conflicts with people are growing as expanded forest land and climate change push the creatures into human settlements. There are solutions to try.
SPCC, Cimex BYD join hands under Everest 1° Initiative to protect Himalayan ecosystem
By Post Report For decades, increasing mountaineering activities and the impacts of climate change have placed mounting pressure on the Everest ecosystem.
An unusually rainy spring, a drier monsoon ahead: What’s happening to Nepal’s weather?
By Tara Prakash Experts cite local and global climate drivers, including El Niño and a weakening Atlantic circulation, behind Nepal’s increasingly erratic rainfall.
Global temperatures to reach near-record highs in next five years, report finds
By Reuters Arctic warming to outpace global average as scientists say 1.5°C threshold may be briefly crossed between 2026 and 2030.
Diesel-run public vehicles are driving Kathmandu’s air pollution
By Arjun Poudel Over 75 percent diesel vehicles have failed emission tests conducted by Kathmandu Metropolitan City.
UN weather agency confirms hottest decade on record
By Reuters 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.
Record heat and raging fires ring in 2026 across the Southern Hemisphere
By Reuters El Nino typically has the opposite effect of La Nina, warming the central and eastern Pacific and boosting global temperatures.
Drizzle fails to wash away Kathmandu Valley’s haze
By Arjun Poudel The Valley ranked third globally for air pollution on Wednesday.
Smog alert! Nearly 1,200 brick kilns nationwide start firing today
By Arjun Poudel Low-grade coal used by most kilns blamed for worsening air quality.
Dry, warm winter likely for fourth year in a row
By Post Report Low rainfall and rising temperatures threaten crops, water supply, and air quality across Nepal, say experts.
COP30 stews over fossil fuels and final deal as Indigenous fight for forest
By Reuters Brazil’s COP30 presidency has said it wants the summit to focus on realizing past promises, rather than making new ones
EU agrees weakened climate target in final-hour deal for COP30
By Reuters The UN asked all governments worldwide to submit 2035 climate plans before the COP30 climate summit opens on Thursday.
Brazil offers free cruise cabins as poorer nations struggle for rooms at COP30
By Reuters As of October 31, 149 countries had confirmed lodging, while 37 were still negotiating, the Brazilian government said.
As smog season looms, experts urge early action on air pollution
By Arjun Poudel Disaster preparedness saved lives around Dashain. Now measures sought against emissions.
Serbian scientists experiment with mealworms to degrade polystyrene
By Reuters Serbia, which hopes to join the EU, recycles only 15 percent of municipal waste, far below the EU’s 55 percent target and less than 2 percent of household waste.
Chile’s coastal erosion could erase 10 beaches within a decade, scientists say
By Reuters In Puerto Saavedra, in the southern region of Araucania, storm surges have carved sinkholes into roads and cliffs, cutting off access to some communities. The saltwater is damaging forests, too.
PM’s aerial tour brings no relief to parched Madhesh
By Arjun Poudel Climate change and lack of preparedness deepen crisis in the country’s breadbasket as ricefields lie unplanted.
Nepal faces a double whammy—dry spell in Tarai, floods in mountains and hills
By Arjun Poudel The country is reeling from an extreme climate crisis, as hundreds of farmers in the Tarai are unable to plant paddy.
Tibetan glacial lake drainage triggered deadly flood in Nepal, climate body says
By Reuters ICIMOD says satellite images showed the flood began from a lake outburst north of the Langtang Himal range.