
Asia Pacific Apr 13, 2021
Nepal chokes on smoke and ash as fires rage, compounded by drought
by Aadesh Subedi
Hundreds of fires have been spreading across the country since November, in the worst wildfire season Nepal has seen in a decade.
Nepal chokes on smoke and ash as fires rage, compounded by drought
Hundreds of fires have been spreading across the country since November, in the worst wildfire season Nepal has seen in a decade.
'Climate ninjas' overlooked as little finance reaches women
Officials, climate and gender experts, and activists say not enough climate finance is going to the work of women and other individuals taking action on the ground.
Rising heat and snow-bare peaks chill Nepal's mountain economy
Dhananjay Regmi, CEO of Nepal's tourism board, said in the long run the changing climate will undoubtedly lead to fewer tourists.
Climate scientists turn Mount Everest into a lab
Climate science started on mountaintops. John Tyndall was a mid-19th-century British scientist and devoted mountaineer who scaled several Continental peaks, making the first recorded trip up Switzerland's Weisshorn. He sketched out the glaciers he saw there, and how they moved. By 1859, he’d become ...
Almost four million people have been hit by monsoon floods in South Asia, officials said Thursday, with a third of Bangladesh already underwater from some of the heaviest rains in a decade. The monsoon — which usually falls from June to September — is crucial ...
Nepal families face hunger and skip meals as pandemic hits remittances
"I skipped several evening meals to save whatever little food I had for my daughter," said Nepali housewife Shiba Kala Limbu.
Snowfall ends rare winter ascent of Everest by Nepal sherpas
Four Sherpa climbers ended a rare expedition to climb Mount Everest in winter and within just five days because of heavy snow, officials said on Thursday. The team led by 34-year-old Tashi Lakpa Sherpa, an eight-time Everest veteran, left Kathmandu for the mountain on Monday ...
Christmas on Everest: Nothing stirs, not even a mouse
Why climb Mount Everest during the winter off-season? To have the most majestic vista on Earth all to yourself.
Search for four South Korean trekkers and guide trio missing in Nepal avalanche could take weeks
A search and rescue operation for the four South Korean trekkers and three Nepali guides missing after being struck by an avalanche in northwest Nepal could take weeks due to bad weather, rescuers said on Sunday. The area of Friday's disaster lies along the popular ...
Veteran climbers skeptical proposed rules for Mount Everest will stop deaths
Veteran climbers of Mount Everest are skeptical that proposed new regulations by the Nepalese government to tighten the permit process for adventurers will address the root causes of this year's heavy death toll on the world's tallest peak. American mountaineers Ed Viesturs and Alan Arnette ...
Nepalese convicted years later in gang rape, but victim still lacks compensation
A Nepalese woman who was gang-raped as a child finally has seen her attackers convicted after a yearslong legal battle that took her to the country's highest court, but said she was still waiting for compensation for her ordeal. Pooja Bohara was dragged into a ...
To decrease its dependence on India, Nepal eagerly awaits China rail plan
At the international border point of Rasuwagadhi (Rasuwa Fort), where Nepal fought two wars in the late 18th century with Tibetan forces and Chinese reinforcements, people now impatiently await the Qinghai-Tibet railway, which many believe will conquer the constraints posed by the Himalayas on ...