With the monsoon season fast approaching, Nepal braces itself for another year of potential disasters induced by monsoon rainfall. A recent study conducted by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) has projected that over 1.25 million citizens across various provinces will be affected by the monsoon this year.
A team of experts from the National Geographic Society has installed the "world's highest weather station" on Mount Everest at an altitude of 8,830 metres to automatically measure various meteorological phenomena.