Meanwhile, lack of rain in winter increases the chance of wildfire as happened in the winter of 2021-22 when the Air Quality Index in Kathmandu soared to record-breaking 700. As it is, air pollution ...

It has been less than a decade since Nepal suffered a devastating earthquake that killed almost 9,000 people and left millions homeless in 2015. The government’s disaster relief was slow and ...

January 12, 2024 The Leonard Pearlstein Gallery of Drexel University’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design will present “NEPAL: Contemporary Paintings and Early Photographs in the ...

Nepal earthquake survivors face winter’s cold Aid efforts remain slow as local villagers brace for freezing conditions nine months after devastating earthquake. 02:59 By Subina Shrestha 9 Jan 2016 ...

Nepalese Tharu people dressed in traditional clothes join in celebration of the "Maghi Festival" in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, on Jan. 14, 2013. Maghi Sankranti is celebrated by Nepalese on the ...

Nepal's worst fire year was in 2021, with more than 6,500 wildfire incidents. That year, schools were shut for four days after air quality reached hazardous levels.

Winter migratory birds that come to spend the winter often stay in the wetlands of Nepal in Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Chitwan National Park, Bisahajari Lake, Jagdishpur Lake, Ghodaghodi Lake ...