Extreme weather and earthquakes need greater attention when examining Nepal"s landslides
The 2015 Gorkha earthquake caused devastation across vast areas of Nepal, killing almost 9,000 people and leaving 3.5 million homeless......»»
Over 180 people killed after heavy rains in Nepal and India
Floods and landslides triggered by days of torrential rains have killed at least 99 people in Nepal since Monday, officials said......»»
Floods, landslides kill 116 in India and Nepal
The death toll from days of flooding and landslides in India and Nepal crossed 100 on Wednesday, including several families swept away or crushed in their homes by avalanches of mud and rocks......»»
Farm-centric research focuses on yield variability in Nepal"s smallholder cereal systems
Smallholder cereal crop systems are essential to food and nutritional security in most regions of the developing world. However, the productivity of most rice, maize and wheat fields is falling well short of its potential. One of the root causes is r.....»»
Nepal"s unique lightning signature involves up to four strikes per flash
While every lightning flash is unique in the way the discharge travels through the atmosphere, whether cloud-to-cloud, cloud-to-ground or the more esoteric sprites, halos, jets, and elves of the upper atmosphere. There are common features in these di.....»»
Reducing Poverty Can Actually Lower Energy Demand, Finds Research
An anonymous reader shares a report from The Conversation: As people around the world escape poverty, you might expect their energy use to increase. But my research in Nepal, Vietnam, and Zambia found the opposite: lower levels of deprivation were li.....»»
Digital precision agriculture tool helps Nepalese farmers break yield barriers
Rice farmers in Nepal are chronically falling short of their potential productivity. Poor rice yields are persistent across the Terai—a lowland region lying south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas that extends through southern Nepal into nort.....»»
Domo and Choice Humanitarian Selected as Finalist in Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards
The two organizations were honored for using data to combat poverty in Nepal SILICON SLOPES, Utah–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#developingworldtechnology—Domo (Nasdaq: DOMO) and CHOICE Humanitarian today announced their collaborative work to com.....»»
Rhino population in Nepal grows in conservation boost
Nepal's population of endangered one-horned rhinoceros has grown by more than a hundred over the past six years, officials said, with campaigners hailing the increase as a conservation "milestone"......»»
Nepal hit by worst wildfires in almost a decade
Nepal is experiencing its worst fire season in almost a decade, officials said Tuesday, as huge blazes rage across the country's forests, engulfing the Himalayan nation in a shroud of brownish haze......»»
Severe winter drought in Nepal precisely predicted by model
Nepal media reported on March 5, 2020 that the country experienced severe drought in the past winter. The total rainfall dropped by 75% as compared with the normal average for the season. Shortage of rain had a major impact on irrigation, ruining vas.....»»
Study reveals new clues about Mt. Everest"s deadliest avalanche
On the afternoon of April 15, 2015, an earthquake rocked the Himalayas, causing widespread death and damage across Nepal, India and Tibet. The magnitude 7.8 quake—the strongest ever recorded in the region—rattled glaciers and ice falls along a ri.....»»