How can climate change impact flood risks for the Himalayan floodplain, which is a globally known flood region? This is what a recent study published in Scientific Reports hopes to address as a team ...

A new study suggests changes in Himalayan rivers could reshape river channels, increase hazards, and create new challenges for communities and infrastructure that depend on meltwater-fed river systems ...

Rising greenhouse gas emissions could see the size of extreme floods in the Central Himalayas increase by between as much as 73% and 84% by the end of this century. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

A side valley of the Karnali River. The steep slopes in the Karnali catchment cause a fast flood generation and high-magnitude floods in the downstream plains. Rising greenhouse gas emissions could ...

Up until a disastrous day earlier this month, more than 150 trucks crossed daily over a border bridge between Nepal and China. Known by locals as the Miteri Pul (Friendship Bridge), the Rasuwagadhi ...

Entire villages in eastern Nepal have been swept away after days of relentless rainfall triggered landslides and flash floods, killing at least 47 people and leaving several missing, officials said.

The districts, including Doti, Dadeldhura, Kanchanpur, Kailali, and nearby regions, are reportedly at risk of sudden floods ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Landslides, a lighting strike and floodings triggered by severe rainfall killed at least 44 people in Nepal on Sunday, with five others reported missing, authorities said.

Patna: The joint committee on Kosi and Gandak Projects (JCKGP) of India and Nepal will hold its 11th bilateral meeting in Kathmandu, Nepal, from May 1. The two-day meeting will focus on critical ...

Climate change adding to threat of glacial lake floods Data sharing about risk levels weak across borders Nepal fears a growing threat to lives and property HELAMBU, Nepal, March 7 (Thomson Reuters ...