Chinese hydroelectric power plans in Tibet threaten to destabilize the Himalayan region’s ecology and politics.

When barriers and fences failed, farmers switched from paddy and maize to tusker-resistant crops such as tea, lemons and even ...

The much-delayed Melamchi project designed to boost Kathmandu Valley's drinking water supply is set to roll again with the ...

On the morning of Jan. 5, a soldier deployed at the Chitwan National Park shot a wild elephant (Elephas maximus) after it ...

Nepal’s government faced major challenges conserving the fertile flood plains of the country’s south. The region is the ...

“Bamboo is a misunderstood plant in our culture because it is used for funeral rites and has a negative connotation,” says ...

This surge of water during a spring tide, no less, overwhelmed the Dutch flood defenses at the time. Almost 500 breaches were punched in flood-control dikes, allowing the North Sea to spill into ...

“It was around 4am. It had been raining heavily. We somehow crossed the river with our children. The floods washed away our house and all the farmland,” Prakash recalled the disaster. The Singtan ...

See All Key Ideas BAHUNDANGI, Nepal – The heavy thud against the ... time remains unknown due to lack of records, the rich flood plains of the Koshi, Gandaki and Karnali rivers provided enough ...

The National Weather Service is predicting heavy rainfall late Wednesday through Thursday. Flooding is possible in low lying areas and areas that receive the heaviest of the rain. You can read more of ...

We're ending our live coverage of the flooding in Somerset now. Our news teams will continue to monitor the situation tonight and tomorrow and bring you the latest news online, on BBC Radio ...