The WMO’s State of Global Water Resources 2025 report highlights persistent groundwater deficits in India and several other regions, alongside declining global freshwater storage and continued glacier loss.
This week, the environmental consultancy firm Systemic released a report stating that the recent disaster of massive floods and loss of life caused by glacier melt in Nepal remains a threat. This threat is not limited to Nepal but to eight countries, with India being the most prominent. It is followed by Afghanistan, Nepal, China,.
As Nepal continues to grapple with the devastation caused by the massive Bhotekoshi River floods in Rasuwa district, a new threat has emerged, with a series of landslides blocking rivers and streams across the country over the past two weeks. These incidents have raised fresh concerns over the risk of further flooding and disasters.
As Nepal continues to grapple with the devastation caused by the massive Bhotekoshi River floods in Rasuwa district, a new threat has emerged, with a series of landslides blocking rivers and streams across the country over the past two weeks. These incidents have raised fresh concerns over the risk of further flooding and disasters.
The devastating floods that struck Nepal last month and left a trail of destruction across the Himalayan nation have reignited a broader debate over climate change, ecological vulnerability, and the environmental footprint of artificial intelligence (AI). The Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river floods, reportedly triggered by a glacial collapse, left more than 1,000 people dead and.
A UN report warns that rising sea levels could severely affect Kolkata and Mumbai, with more than 14 million people in low-lying South Asian deltas at immediate risk of losing their homes to permanent inundation.
Jayanta Basu Seismic activity might have played a critical role in the unfolding of the major flash flood that struck Nepal’s Rasuwa district on August 26 morning killing over 900 so far. An expert has pointed out the possible climate linkage to the development, referring to an UN-led paper that is in pre-publication stage. The.
Nepal has proven its resilience in coping with earlier disasters as the country stepped up search and rescue operations after a sudden deluge this week, facing uncertainty over an economy that depends largely on tourism, where the majestic mountains – facing climate change and local disturbances – themselves loom as threat. The surging waters washed.
Rooftop installations and electric vehicles in driveways are seen as the icons of climate change resistance. However, what is not in the glossy symbols is an unwelcome fact: this ‘green revolution’ is currently being achieved largely by the wealthier, and at the expense of the poor. It’s not a technology issue. Electric vehicles (EVs), heat.
Rapid expansion of solar farms in China is linked to a reduction in bird diversity as cropland and grassland are cleared for development, a new report has said, calling the trend a green dilemma that pits carbon reduction against conservation. Both resident and migratory bird species showed significant declines in areas of rapid solar development,.
