This site uses cookies, as explained in our terms of use. If you consent, please close this message and continue to use this site.
0 mins Read
Bangladesh has a long history of deadly and costly storms. Among the most worrisome are kalbaishakhi, small but powerful storm cells that tend to affect the country in the spring. Kalbaishakhi were responsible for a 1989 tornado that is believed to be the deadliest in world history, as well as a lightning strike at a wedding party in 2021 that caused 17 deaths.
Forest fires across Nepal dramatically rose by 76.5% between January and April 2023 – when compared with incidents reported over ...
NASA SERVIR’s drought and crop watch tool allows users to choose their region and see current drought conditions and drought ...
A new digital soil map for Nepal provides access to location-specific information on soil properties for any province, district, municipality ...
The Hindu Kush Himalayas is extremely fragile and prone to natural hazards like floods and flash floods, which are exacerbated ...
International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), an intergovernmental knowledge and learning center in eight regional member countries of Hindu ...
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has introduced High Impact Weather Assessment Toolkit (HIWAT) aiming to simulate extreme weather hazards and issue ...
While the forest area of Nepal increased by 1.7 percent, the agricultural land shrunk by 2.1 percent with the expansion ...