The Post uses data from World Air Quality Index and updates the page every 15 minutes. Data for some cities may not update regularly.
| AQI | Air Pollution Level | Health Implications |
|---|---|---|
| 0-50 | Good | Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk. |
| 51-100 | Moderate | Air quality is acceptable; however, for some pollutants there may be a moderate health concern for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution. |
| 101-150 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The general public is not likely to be affected. |
| 151-200 | Unhealthy | Everyone may begin to experience health effects; members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects. |
| 201-300 | Very Unhealthy | Health warnings of emergency conditions. The entire population is more likely to be affected. |
| 301+ | Hazardous | Health alert: everyone may experience more serious health effects. |
In Puerto Saavedra, in the southern region of Araucania, storm surges have carved sinkholes into roads and cliffs, cutting off access to some communities. The saltwater is damaging forests, too.
Climate change and lack of preparedness deepen crisis in the country’s breadbasket as ricefields lie unplanted.
The country is reeling from an extreme climate crisis, as hundreds of farmers in the Tarai are unable to plant paddy.
ICIMOD says satellite images showed the flood began from a lake outburst north of the Langtang Himal range.
Earlier forecasts predicted above-normal rainfall, but the Met department now expects below-average rains in the Tarai.
At least eight died, 19 are missing in Tuesday morning flooding of Bhotekoshi river in Rasuwa.
Scientific analysis of 301 parks, 130 forest patches and 26 ponds in Kathmandu Valley offers practical solutions to combat rising urban temperatures.
Disaster authority steps up preparations, coordination with security agencies to respond to floods and landslides.
In Kathmandu, Himalayan nations propose a climate fund that supports green growth and climate resilience.
The maximum temperature in most places of the Tarai region, where heat wave warnings were issued a few days ago, has dropped to around 35 degrees Celsius.
26.37°C Kathmandu
