A thick, grey smog has blanketed Kathmandu Valley and much of Nepal, turning the air acrid and the sky an unnatural shade of white. Across the country, forests are burning, rain is scarce, and the air ...

As the drone takes off, the skyline of Kathmandu is shrouded in a thick layer of polluted haze that has been lingering for weeks. Visibility has also dropped over the weeks, delaying the flights.On ...

Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population has urged people to take precautions as air pollution levels continue to remain unhealthy throughout the week.The health ministry issued a statement stating ...

It's too late for Nepal to take any meaningful action to combat the effects of global warming. Maine should not make the same ...

According to the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu's air quality has remained in the "unhealthy" category for 75 of the past 90 days. The bowl-shaped valley ...

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Children, elderly citizens, pregnant women, and those with chronic illnesses have been advised to take mandatory precautions.

The Ministry of Health reports that air pollution causes 42,000 deaths in Nepal annually--19% of which are children under five and 27% are individuals over 70. The data indicates that air ...

which shows that high pollution has been prevalent in Nepal this year. The report said that inhabitants suffered 75 days of unhealthy air in the past three months. With this, Kathmandu has ranked ...

Pollution levels are spiking in Nepal's capital Kathmandu, leaving its residents with air quality worse than any other city in the world.

Met officials expect the air quality to improve, as chances of light to moderate rainfall are high until Sunday.