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Dry winters, climate change causes Nepal to experience worst wildfires in a decade

Dry winters, climate change causes Nepal to experience worst wildfires in a decade Firstpost 3 hours ago Agence France-Presse © Provided by Firstpost Dry winters, climate change causes Nepal to experience worst wildfires in a decade Nepal is experiencing its worst fire season in almost a decade, officials said Tuesday, as huge blazes rage across the country s forests, engulfing the Himalayan nation in a shroud of brownish haze. Air quality in the capital Kathmandu was ranked on Tuesday as the worst in the world, according to monitoring site IQAir, with some international flights delayed as thick smoke blanketed the city. The highest number of wildfires have been reported this season since records of such incidents were maintained nine years ago, the spokesman for Nepal s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, Uddav Prasad Rijal, told

Nepal hit by worst wildfires in almost a decade, flights delayed

Nepal hit by worst wildfires in almost a decade, flights delayed © Provided by Khaleej Times Nepal hit by worst wildfires in almost a decade, flights delayed Nepal is experiencing its worst fire season in almost a decade, officials said Tuesday, as huge blazes rage across the country s forests, engulfing the Himalayan nation in a shroud of brownish haze. Air quality in the capital Kathmandu was ranked on Tuesday as the worst in the world, according to monitoring site IQAir, with some international flights delayed as thick smoke blanketed the city. The highest number of wildfires have been reported this season since records of such incidents were maintained nine years ago, the spokesman for Nepal s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, Uddav Prasad Rijal, told AFP.

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