KATHMANDU, May 28: The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has predicted hot air to prevail in the Terai districts for three days.

KATHMANDU, May 17: The minimum and maximum temperature in most parts of the country has gradually increased over the past few days.

GENEVA, July 19: The world should prepare to face increasingly intense heatwaves, the United Nations warned on Tuesday, as countries across the Northern Hemisphere reeled from soaring temperatures. "These events will continue to grow in intensity, and the world needs to prepare for more intense heatwaves," John Nairn, a senior extreme heat advisor at the UN's World Meteorological Organization (WMO), told reporters in Geneva.

ROME, July 18: Unforgiving heat scorched parts of the Northern Hemisphere on Monday, triggering health warnings and fanning wildfires in the latest stark reminder of the effects of global warming.

Rising temperatures in Nepal compel the closure of schools as the effects of the global climate catastrophe become more severe. This urgent situation emphasizes the need to prevent school-going children, particularly in education, from bearing a disproportionate burden of climate change.

KATHMANDU, June 8: Heat waves (Lu) are likely to prevail in Terai for another five days.

DHAKA, June 8: Bangladesh has shut thousands of schools as it struggles through its lengthiest heatwave in half a century, with widespread power cuts only compounding locals' misery. Temperatures in the South Asian nation's capital of Dhaka have surged to around 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), with the poor bearing the brunt of the blazing sun.

Where is AMR rebellion?

December 15, 2019 11:40 am

LONDON – The threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is being overshadowed by the menace of climate change. Though the AMR problem is arguably equal in importance, it has not commanded nearly the same level of public awareness.