With the onset of the dry season, Nepal's forests undergo a transition from carbon sinks to carbon sources, emitting significant amounts of carbon dioxide, a potent greenhouse gas.

With the beginning of the dry season, Nepal is facing an alarming increase in forest fires. Myagdi district in western Nepal alone has reported at least 25 incidents of wildfire, with six of the eight wards in Annapurna Rural Municipality in the district being affected.

SARLAHI, March 15: With the onset of the dry season, the settlements in the Chure area here have witnessed a shortage of drinking water. The locals here are increasingly worried over the drinking water after the well and rivulets began drying up.

KHOTANG, Nov 28: Incidents of fire have been consistently increasing in Khotang during the ongoing dry season. Such incidents have posed huge threat to life and destroyed properties worth millions of rupees.