Glacier melting and the way forward Glaciers are among the most visible indicators of climate change, and their rapid melting poses a severe threat to ecosystems, infrastructure, and communities worldwide. Opinion 23 Mar, 2025
UNESCO report paints bleak picture of climate change impacts on ecosystems The United Nations World Water Development Report 2025, published by UNESCO on behalf of UN-Water, reveals that climate disruption, biodiversity loss, and unsustainable activities are transforming mountain environments at an unprecedented rate, threatening water resources, and putting billions of people and countless ecosystems at risk. Environment 22 Mar, 2025
Media workshop highlights the role of media in communicating climate science ​​​​​​​A media workshop aimed at fostering dialogue between the scientific community and the media was held in Kathmandu, emphasizing the crucial connections between the cryosphere, water resources, and climate change impacts. Environment 21 Mar, 2025
COP29 kicks off today: Nepal presenting glaring examples of climate change induced risks A flash flood with mudslide had struck Thame village in Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality of Solukhumbu district on last August 16. Nepal 11 Nov, 2024
21 Nepali mountain glacial lakes prone to sudden outburst: Experts Experts have warned that 21 mountain glacial lakes in Nepal are prone to outburst at anytime due to the adverse impact of global warming. Environment 11 Mar, 2022
Melting glacier in China draws tourists, climate worries YULONGXUESHAN, CHINA: The loud crack rang out from the fog above the Baishui No. 1 Glacier as a stone shard careened down the ice, flying past Chen Yanjun as he operated a GPS device. More projectiles were tumbling down the hulk of ice that... Mobile & Apps 23 Oct, 2018
Climate change affecting ecosystem Kathmandu, December 10 Minister for Science, Technology and Environment Bishwendra Paswan has drawn the attention of world leaders to the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, which have been alarming both in the mountainous countries... Travel 11 Dec, 2015
Glacier melting blunder puts Nepal in a fix KATHMANDU: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the scientific body dealing with climate change issues, on January 20 pointed to an error in the report while drafting estimates of the rate of recession and mentioning the date for the... 28 Jan, 2010
Glacier melting a looming threat KATHMANDU: More than 1.6 billion people in South Asia could face acute water and food shortages from the melting of the Himalayan glaciers as a result of climate change, warns Asian Development Bank (ADB), in a report released here today. The report... Travel 03 Sep, 2009
Flood in Lopra river hits trekkers, locals in Mustang Pokhara, July 29:Flood triggered by the glacier melting in Lopra river has been affecting the movement of people on Jomsom-Kagbeni road in Mustang district due to the lack of a bridge over the river. “Increasing water level in the river has been... Travel 30 Jul, 2008
