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.
World / Science & Health Mar 13, 2021
'Climate ninjas' overlooked as little finance reaches women
by Megan Rowling
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.
Asia Pacific Feb 10, 2021
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.
World / Science & Health Nov 25, 2020
Climate scientists turn Mount Everest into a lab
by Eric Roston
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 ...
Asia Pacific Jul 14, 2020
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 ...
Asia Pacific / Social Issues Jun 30, 2020
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.
Asia Pacific Feb 28, 2020
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 ...
Travel Jan 29, 2020
Christmas on Everest: Nothing stirs, not even a mouse
by Oscar Boyd
Why climb Mount Everest during the winter off-season? To have the most majestic vista on Earth all to yourself.
Asia Pacific Jan 20, 2020
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 ...
Asia Pacific Dec 18, 2019
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 ...
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Oct 26, 2019
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 ...
Business | FOCUS Oct 11, 2019
To decrease its dependence on India, Nepal eagerly awaits China rail plan
by Bikash Sangraula
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 ...