Retreating glaciers — rivers of ice shrinking back as the world warms — are the most tangible and direct evidence of climate ...

Survivors of a strong earthquake that shook Nepal's northwest in the middle of the night described sudden shaking followed by houses collapsing and burying entire families, as the death toll rose ...

A new proposal from Nepal aims to tighten requirements and improve climber safety on the world's tallest peak, but such proposals rarely become law.

Nepal announces major rule change for anyone who wants to climb Everest - New bill criticised by international expedition organisers for only allowing certificates from Nepali mountain peaks ...

Nepal will issue Everest permits only to climbers with experience of scaling at least one of the Himalayan nation’s 7,000-meter (22,965 ft) peaks, according to the draft of a new law aimed at ...

Nepal will issue Everest permits only to climbers with experience of scaling at least one of the Himalayan nation’s 7,000-meter (22,965 ft) peaks, according to the draft of a new law aimed at ...

While concrete is hailed as a symbol of modernity, it's a wolf in sheep's clothing for Nepal's remote mountains-expensive, environmentally unsuited and culturally tone-deaf In the years since the ...

KATHMANDU, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Nepal began on Monday to grapple with damage wrought by deadly floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains as residents faced the daunting task of cleaning homes ...

Experts warn that rising temperatures in Nepal may be driving snakes to higher altitudes, indicating a potential impact of global warming on wildlife.

Nepal will issue Everest permits only to climbers with experience of scaling at least one of the Himalayan nation’s 7,000-meter (22,965 ft) peaks, according to the draft of a new law aimed at ...