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Rain ends 4-month Nepal drought

Photos: RSS fter suffering a four-month drought since the end of the monsoon last year, a westerly front finally dumped snow in the higher reaches of the Nepal Himalaya on Friday. At lower altitudes, farmers greeted the welcome rain which moistened wheat, mustard and other winter crops. The rain also cleared the thick fog that […]

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Hailstone damages winter crops

BENI, MARCH 26: Heavy hailstone occurred in the Myagdi district and damaged winter crops last evening. The hailstone occurred after a long drought damaged the crops of Raghuganga rural municipality and Beni municipality. The wheat, barley, and legumes ready for harvest perished in the hailstone which occurred for three hours. Similarly, the farmers said even […] The post Hailstone damages winter crops appeared first on Aarthiknews:: A leading business & economic news portal from Nepal.

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ApEx Roundtable | Experts emphasize urgency of addressing climate change-related loss and damage | The Annapurna Express

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ApEx Roundtable | Experts emphasize urgency of addressing climate change-related loss and damage | The Annapurna Express

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Rains bring respite to drought-hit Terai

The districts of the Terai region have been receiving rains since Sunday, and the people have felt a sigh of relief from a prolonged drought. According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM), the country is currently experiencing moderate to heavy rainfall due to the influence of a low-pressure system near Bihar, India, and the monsoon trough lying north of its usual position, closer to Nepal.

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Terai facing drought situation in mid-monsoon

At a time when the monsoon season has reached its halfway point, nearly all the Terai districts, except for Morang, are facing a situation of an extreme drought thanks to the below average rainfall. In two months from June 1 to August 1, Nepal received 665.7 mm rainfall, which is 45.2 per cent of the monsoon’s overall precipitation. Last year, Nepal received 1472 mm rainfall from June 1 to September 30. However, in the past two months, the country received only 85.1 per cent of rainfall of the corresponding period last year.

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South Asia struggles to address hunger as inflation soars

Floods in Pakistan, drought in India and the changing patterns of monsoon in Nepal are making it difficult to attain sufficent food production, experts say.

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SAFF Women’s Championship starts today

Nepal looks to end the title drought at SAFF Women’s Championship as the regional tournament will kick off at Dasarath Stadium, Kathmandu on Tuesday.

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Heavy snowfall over Nepal Himalaya

Photos: RSS eavy snowfall from Thursday to Saturday over Nepal has blanketed high villages in up to 0.5m of snow, obstructing road and air traffic, ending a prolonged drought and putting out devastating wildfires. The snow and rain affected most parts of Nepal, ending a four-month drought and making farmers on rain-fed terraces hopeful about […]

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Wildfires ravage Nepal mountains

The fire in Manang started on 26 November and is still raging as seen in these pictures taken on Tuesday. Photos: NABIN LAMICHHANE/RSS three month drought in central and eastern Nepal has sparked wildfires across the Himalaya which has shrouded the mountains in smoke, adding to the urban and crossborder pollution. The big forest fires in Pathibhara in […]

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