"Kathmandu Valley is shaped like a bowl. When there is no rainfall, pollutants remain suspended in the air without settling, and there is little wind movement. As a result, pollution accumulates ...

Experts say that widespread wildfires, fuelled by an exceptionally dry winter and stagnant atmospheric conditions, have caused the thick and throat-burning smog to cover the Kathmandu valley.

On March 10, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) released updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for Local Responsibility Areas (LRA) throughout the state, including ...

The Earthquake was felt in and around Kathmandu valley. Nepal lies in one of the most active tectonic zones (Seismic zones IV and V), making the country extremely vulnerable to earthquakes.

In 1971-72 Schneider undertook an ambitious aerial survey of Kathmandu, using the photographs to make detailed maps of the Valley. The images in the book give us a glimpse of the Valley from the ...

They then employed sophisticated software to create highly detailed 3D maps called digital surface models (DSMs) of the area. By analyzing the DSMs, they identified significant patterns of erosion and ...

Heavy monsoon rainfall, excessive snowmelt and unstable terrain combined to cause the 2021 Melamchi Valley flood disaster ... software to create highly detailed 3D maps called digital surface ...

Around 100,000 people are leaving Kathmandu Valley daily to return to their home districts for the Dashain festival, the biggest festival celebrated by Nepalis. Deputy Superintendent of Police at ...

The Kathmandu Valley is the region hardest hit by the deadly floods that have battered the ancient Himalayan kingdom. The city of almost a million inhabitants received half its annual average ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. KATHMANDU — A recent Supreme Court verdict extending no-construction zones along the banks of major rivers in the Kathmandu Valley has ...

We obtained records of all patients with BC from the Kathmandu Valley Population-Based Cancer Registry (PBCR). The data collection methods of the PBCR have been described in detail elsewhere. 10 PBCR ...

The Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust (KVPT) has launched a series of interactive maps with bilingual explanations meant ... The drawings balance faithful detail in the temples with a playful, ...