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Rise in lightning-related deaths in Nepal prompts calls for safe shelters, better forecasting

Lightning has killed 360 people in the last five years in Nepal, the third-highest number of fatalities after landslides and fires.

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Season receives record-low rainfall

Experts say shifting rainfall patterns have led to increased pollution, forest fire incidents, reduced agricultural yields, and fueled internal and external migration.

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104 killed in landslides, floods and lightning this monsoon

At least 29 people are reported missing and 6,083 families have been affected by disaster-related incidents.

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Climate change adds risk to investments in hydropower

At least 30 projects in east suffered damage worth Rs8.5 billion due to floods and landslides in season’s first rains.

Nepal generalIndira kandelManjeet dhakalGanesh karkiHewa kholaSumuna shresthaPower producers association of nepalDepartment of hydrologyIntergovernmental panel on climate changeUnited nationsPanchkhapan municipalityKoshi provinceIndependent power producers associationHewa khola hydropower projectIntergovernmental panelClimate change

Rainfall data remains scarce due to fewer gauging stations

Officials say existing weather monitoring stations cannot gauge spatial and temporal rainfall variability.

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