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Press articles (used media abbreviations)

Valley in for cloudy weather (kp 02/04/2008)

Climactic change: Seen and unseen dangers as global warming thaws the Himalaya, by Tom Owen-Smith (ht 28/03/2008), Climate change is least understood in the Himalaya, interview with Richard Armstrong (nt 28/03/2008)

Man dies of cold (kp 03/02/2008), Death toll due to cold reaches 11 (nn 04/02/2008)

Snowfall cripples life in several districts (kp 01/02/2008)

Snowfall brings gloom, cheer (kp 27/01/2008)

Wednesday coldest day this winter (kp 24/01/2008)

Active westerlies for few days (kp 20/01/2008)

No rainfall in December (kp 26/12/2007)

Early snow hampers life in Manang, by Prem Kumari Ghale (kp 12/12/2007)

Climate change, Bali conference and Nepal, by Binod K Chapagain, Dhruba Gautam and Shyam S. Jnavaly (kp 05/12/2007), An inconvenient truth for Nepal, by Rajesh KC (kp 08/12/2007), ‘Govt should act on climate change’ (kp 12/12/2007)

New weather patterns signal climate change, by Pragati Shahi (kp 23/11/2007)

Call to Defend Nepal's Interests at Climate Change Meets (ht 19/11/2007)

Nepal warming, by Abhaya Raj Joshi (kp 08/10/2007)

ICIMOD workshop on rainfall forecasting underway (nn 02/10/2007)

Monsoon will end in couple of days (kp 27/09/2007)

Nepal lacks resources to tackle climate change: Pradhan (nn 25/09/2007)

Making Accurate Forecasting: After the installation of Chinese meteorological equipment, Nepal will be in a position to predict correct weather reports, by Keshab Poudel (sp 07/09/2007)

Climate change: Consequences On Agriculture, by Keshab Poudel (sp 24/08/2007)

Nepal concerned over climate change effects on LDCs (nn 03/08/2007)

Weak monsoon behind temperature rise (kp 19/05/2007)

Glaciers are rapidly melting and retreating, by Sahasis Maharjan (tg 06/06/2007)

Dhangadhi reeling under heat wave (samn 03/06/2007), Heat wave hits life in west terai (kp 04/06/2007))

Early monsoon to bring relief from heat, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 31/05/2007)

Mountaineers' fear of global warming, by Surendra Phuyal (BBC News 21/05/2007)

China sets up weather stations on Everest (Yahoo 17/05/2007)

Showers a boon for water-scarce Valley (samn 12/05/2007)

Heat wave sweeps Tarai (samn 04/05/2007)

UN report sees early onset of spring (samn 12/04/2007)

Consequences of climate change, by Narayan Prasad Wagle (kp 10/04/2007)

Rainfall ruins crops (kp 14/03/2007)

Snowfall hits life in Dolpa (samn 14/03/2007)

Heatwave On The Top Of The World (Terra Daily 05/03/2007)

Sigantures on climate change submitted (kp 21/02/2007)

Nepal sees snow for the first time in over 60 years (Pravda 14/02/2007) [The talk is of Kathmandu valley!], Rain, snowfall across nation; Kathmandu sees brief snowfall after 62 years (ek 14/02/2007), Valentine's Snow in Kathmandu (nn 14/02/2007), Snowfall freezes life nationwide (kp 15/02/2007), Snow hampers life in districts (kp 16/02/2007), Several districts still snowcapped (kp 17/02/2007), Unusual Snowfall in Nepal: Beauty and burden combined in winter white, by Rup Narayan Dhakal (on 17/02/2007), Heavy snowfall in Mustang (samn 18/02/2007)

Snowfall affects life (kp 08/02/2007)

Cold wave to continue for one week (samn 06/01/2007), Winter Grows Colder, Darker in Nepal: Despite resources, electricity shortages increase, by Santosh Salik Shah (on 08/01/2007)

Winter rains make days colder (nn 11/12/2006), Flights disrupted: Mercury dips with winter rain, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 12/12/2006), Wet spell brings severe chill nationwide (samn)

Climate changes fastest in Nepal (samn 06/12/2006)

Nepal's farmers on the front line of global climate change: Himalayan communities face catastrophic floods as weather patterns alter, by John Vidal (Guardian, UK 02/12/2006)

Kathmandu temperature to go down (kp 29/11/2006)

Winter not to be harsh this year: expert (samn 29/11/2006)

Three die of severe cold in Nawalparasi (samn 17/11/2006)

Rain brings good news too: Winter power cuts to go, by Bikash Sangraula & Pratap Bista (kp 11/09/2006)

Drought forces farmers to leave for India, by Jitendra Khadga (kp 03/09/2006)

Weak monsoon hits Terai paddy plantation, by Post B Basnet (kp 20/08/2006)

Record dry winter, weak monsoon, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 15/08/2006)

Why it’s not raining heavily (samn 03/08/2006)

Wet Nepal: The rainfall in the country is being caused by the moisture in the airflow coming from Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean, by Sahishnu Poudyal (sp 28/07/2006)

Monsoon will activate soon (rn 20/06/2006)

Monsoon showers expected next week, by Damaru Lal Bhandari (ht 28/05/2006)

Welcoming the monsoon with a shudder, by A Sanam Bhaila (kp 21/05/2006)

Everest weather's ups and downs, by Navin Singh Khadka (BBC News 05/05/2006)

Snow bars access to Tibetan markets (samn 15/04/2006)

Crazy weather: Locals near Everest fret about Mother Nature’s next surprise, by Navin Singh Khadka (nt 24/03/2006)

Meteorologists expect brief showers (samn 21/03/2006)

Snowfall buries 3 villages, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 14/03/2006)

Rain God Greets Kathmandu, Finally (nln 10/03/2006), Rain breaks prolonged drought (kp 11/03/2006)

Highest atmospheric pollution monitoring station comes into operation (nn 24/02/2006), Leaders flay US for stance on Nepal (samn 25/02/2006)

Nation sees driest winter post-1990 (samn 28/01/2006)

Record winter dry spell in Valley in decade (kp 19/01/2006)

Terai fog may linger (kp 15/01/2006)

Cold Waves Hit Mid-West Nepal Hard (nln 07/01/2006), Cold wave hits entire Terai (nn 08/01/2006), 11 die in Nepal due to cold wave (Xinhua 09/01/2005), Cold wave claims 11 lives (nn 09/01/2006), Terai cold wave toll hits 12 (kp 10/01/2006), Cold wave death toll reaches 16 (nn 10/01/2006), Just one quilt in entire village, by Upendra Lamichhane (kp 12/01/2006), Cold wave (kp 13/01/2006), Mushahar villagers get blankets (kp 15/01/2006), Cold Wave Toll Rises to 31 in Central Nepal (China Broadcast 15/01/2006), Cold wave toll rises to 31 (nn 15/01/2006)

Himalayas, Climate And Nepal, by AB Thapa (sp 30/12/2005)

Cold-related diseases claim 13 in Bajura; medical team mobilised (nn 28/12/2005)

Snowfall affects normal life in far-west (nn 24/12/2005), Heavy snowfall affects normal life in far-western Nepal (TMC Net 24/12/2005), Normal life resumes in far west (nn 25/12/2005), Nepal Army Clear Highway Snow, Rescue Hundreds of Stranded (nln 26/12/2005)

Weather station set up Everest zone (samn 01/12/2005)

Capital feels record morning chill (samn 29/11/2005)

Life affected in Jomsom due to snowfall (nn 21/10/2005)

Flights disrupted at the TIA, 35 mm rainfall in Kathmandu (nn 20/10/2005), Rain, hail, snowfall wreak havoc 1 dead, 250 houses swamped (kp 21/10/2005)

Record chill in Valley after monsoons (samn 18/10/2005)

Valley records lowest rainfall in a decade (nn 07/09/2005)

Valley witnessed driest July in 14 years (samn 16/08/2005)

Drought looms over Nepal, by Sudeshna Sarkar (ians 08/08/2005)

Break In The Monsoon, by Keshab Poudel (sp 08/07/2005)

See also “We Will Receive Substantial Amount Of Rain In July” , interview with Madan Lal Shrestha, director general of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM)

Finally monsoon is here (kp 21/06/2005)

Westerlies may delay monsoon, by Kiran Chapagain (kp 19/06/2005)

ICIMOD meet on satellite precipitation estimation (kp 10/06/2005)

Killer Heat (rn 04/06/2005)

Hot spell to remain for two weeks It’s 35oC in capital, 11-yr record high, by Kiran Chapagain (kp 02/06/2005), Heat wave kills six (Nepal News 02/06/2005)

Monsoon to be delayed this year (kp 29/05/2005)

Temp dip affects life across the country (kp 24/01/2005), Karnali life affected by snowfall (rn 24/01/2005), Cold spell claims three lives (rn 25/01/2005)

Westerly wind heralds real winter (kp 19/01/2005), Snowfall affects life in central, western Nepal (rn 19/01/2005)

Snowfall hits Humla life (rn 17/01/2005)

Valley chill bites 1992 record, by Ishwar Khanal (ht 28/12/2004)

Cold wave toll 16 (ht 27/12/2004), Cold wave kills eight in Terai (kp 27/12/2004), Death toll rises as cold waves hit Terai (rn 27/12/2004), Cold wave kills four (kp 28/12/2004)

DHM to predict climate change (ht 23/12/2004), Is climate change causing warm winters?, by Shandip KC (kp 24/12/2004)

Erratic and low rainfall marked monsoon this year, by Shandip K.C. (kp 23/09/2004)

The last is yet to be, says meteorology office, by Damaru Lal Bhandari (ht 11/08/2004)

Wet spell to continue (kp 11/07/2004)

Delayed Showers: The late beginning of monsoon is likely to affect the crop production throughout the country, by Thakur Amgai (sp 09/07/2004)

Westerlies hamper monsoon activities (kp 29/06/2004)

Monsoon to begin earlier this year (kp 01/06/2004), Monsoon likely to begin earlier than normal (rn 01/06/2004)

Awful heat wave, by Binaya Ghimire (kp 29/05/2004)

More rainy days ahead (kp 21/05/2004), Rainfall exceeds monthly average (kp 25/05/2004)

High temperature hits life in Nepalgunj (rn 20/05/2004)

Early monsoon likely this year (kp 19/05/2004)

Temperature to subside as rain expected from today (rn 17/05/2004)

Capital records hottest day (rn 12/05/2004), Capital’s temp continues to rise (kp 13/05/2004), Capital was hottest in last five years, by Kiran Chapagain (kp 16/05/2004), Capital feels record high temperature (rn 16/05/2004)

Feeling hot? Relax it’s pre-monsoon high, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 11/05/2004)

Weather to improve from today (rn 29/04/2004)

Snowfall hits life in several districts (kp 26/01/2004)

Rainy days ahead (ht 24/01/2004), Continuous rain affects life in eastern Nepal, by Suresh Niraula (kp 25/01/2004)

No respite from cold wave, by Kiran Chapagain (kp 04/01/2004)

Snowfall and sniffle (kp 02/01/2004)

This winter’s first rain dips Valley temperature, by Robin Giri (ht 28/12/2003), Chill may make room for sunshine (kp 29/12/2003), Sunny days ahead, says weatherman (kp 30/12/2003), Eastern Nepal reels under cold wave (ht 30/12/2003), Climate Change? (rn 30/12/2003), Snowfall in capital (rn 30/12/2003), Wintry fluctuations in Nepal, South Asia (kp 31/12/2003), Cold wave grips Terai (ht 31/12/2003)

Fog, chill a bit delayed, sunny days here to stay (ht 25/12/2003)

Alarming Consequences: The climate change is affecting this Himalayan Kingdom in a very alarming manner, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 19/12/2003), Effect of global warming evident in country (kp 20/12/2003)

Expect mercury to fall gradually for the season, by Shristi Shrestha (kp 17/12/2003)

Climate changes threaten to submerge Nepal (ht 12/12/2003)

Winter losing its chill? Global warming to be blamed (kp 20/11/2003)

Au revoir to rains in three days! (Kathmandu Post, 25/09/2003)

Monsoon bit late, gaining strength (Himalayan Times, 30/06/2003)

Let it pour: There are reasons to celebrate monsoons in Kathmandu, by Trishna Gurung (Nepali Times, 20/06/2003)

Nepal gets first monsoon showers (Himalayan Times, 17/06/2003)

Monsoon unlikely for another 12 days (Himalayan Times, 05/06/2003)

Drought affecting far-western region (Kathmandu Post, 03/06/2003)

Hot winds, extreme heat paralyse life in Terai districts (Kathmandu Post, 01/06/2003)

Nation reeling under dry spell: ‘Monsoon may be delayed this year’, by Suvecha Pant (Kathmandu Post, 31/05/2003)

Heat wave paralyses life in western region, by J Pandey (Kathmandu Post, 30/05/2003)

Thunderstorms, strong winds still to go on, warn experts, by Suvecha Pant (Kathmandu Post, 22/04/2003)

30-yr rainfall trend shows global warming not affecting Nepal (Himalayan Times, 24/03/2003)

Climate change affecting Nepal's hydel sector (Himalayan Times, 06/03/2003)

Climate change study centre in offing (Space Time Today, 06/03/2003)

Kingdom receives rainfall due to westerly wind (Rising Nepal, 30/01/2003)

Heavy snowfall affects life in Taplejung, Dolakha (Kathmandu Post, 30/01/2003)

Clear skies predicted, weather permitting, by Suvecha Pant (Kathmandu Post, 02/01/2003)

Chilly days ahead (Himalayan Times, 25/12/2002)

Untimely snowfall makes adverse impacts in Humla, by Jaya Bahadur Rokaya (Kathmandu Post, 18/11/2002)

Climate change: Nepalese perspective, by Anil K.Raut (Kathmandu Post, 10/10/2002)

Intermittent showers isolated, temporary (Rising Nepal, 09/10/2002)

Climate change and environment: Adaptation priorities must come first, by Bidur Upadhyay (Space Time Today, 03/10/2002)

Climate Change: Weathering The Vagaries Of Nature, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 06/09/2002)

Chaotic monsoon: Floods, drought play havoc, by Bhimsen Thapaliya (Rising Nepal, 28/08/2002)

Extreme weather-climate events, by Bidur P. Upadhyay (Kathmandu Post, 18/08/2002)

Lack of irrigation irritates farmers (Kathmandu Post, 14/07/2002)

Meltdown: Global warming has local consequences in the Himalaya, by Ramyata Limbu (Nepali Times, 28/06/2002)

Monsoon yet to enter mid and far-west Terai, by J. Pandey (Kathmandu Post, 28/06/2002)

High temperature creates hazards in Bardia (Kathmandu Post, 22/06/2002)

Climate Change: Impact In Nepal, by Bidur Upadhyaya & Dr. Bina. R. Ghimire (Rising Nepal, 19/06/2002)

Monsoon by June 10 (People's Review, 30/05/2002), see also Monsoon likely by June 15 (Kathmandu Post, 09/06/2002), Active monsoon within ‘three days’ (Kathmandu Post, 18/09/2002)

Heaviest pre-monsoon hits central, eastern hills (Kathmandu Post, 19/05/2002)

Climate Change And Its Impact, by Bidur Pd. Upadhyay (Rising Nepal, 23/04/2002)

Beat the heat: Earthcall, by Navin Singh Khadka (Rising Nepal, 22/04/2002)

Climate change and human health, by Bidur Pd. Upadhyay & Basudha Ghimire (Kathmandu Post, 07/04/2002)

Yet another evening of rainfall and hailstorm (Kathmandu Post, 03/04/2002)

Natural calamities posing global threat (Kathmandu Post, 26/03/2002)

Heavy downpour, hailstorm disrupt life, damage crops (Kathmandu Post, 18/03/2002)

Blizzard hits life in Humla, by Jaya Bahadur Rokaya (Kathmandu Post, 07/03/2002)

Heaviest snowfall in Dolpa affects DDC meet, by Bishnu Lal Budha (Kathmandu Post, 06/03/2002)

Global Warming: Himalayan habitat under threat (Rising Nepal, 12/02/2002)

Heaviest Humla snowfall in 14 years (Kathmandu Post, 11/02/2002)

Climate Change Project unlikely to complete on time, by Navin Singh Khadka (Rising Nepal, 06/02/2002)

Snowfall in nearby hills instills hope (Kathmandu Post, 30/01/2002)

Heavy snowfall disrupts life in highland areas (Kathmandu Post, 29/01/2002)

Snowfall cripples life in mountains Increased rainfall likely (Kathmandu Post, 17/01/2002)

The sun will come out tomorrow, by C.K. Lal (Nepali Times, 11/01/2002)

It’s not that cold, say weathermen, by Damakant Jayshi (Kathmandu Post, 14/12/2001)

Cloudy Questions, by Aksahay Sharma (Spotlight, 21/09/2001)

After heavy rains, unusual downpour: Monsoon will be over from Sunday (Rising Nepal, 20/09/2001)

Monsoon to continue till Sept last (Kathmandu Post, 07/09/2001)

Heat hampers life and business in Biratnagar (Kathmandu Post, 22/08/2001)

Measures To Battle Rage Of Rain, by Bhimsen Thapaliya (Rising Nepal, 08/07/2001)

Monsoon: The Gathering Storm, by Akshay Sharma (Spotlight, 29/06/2001)

Heat disrupts normal life in Jhapa (Kathmandu Post, 14/06/2001)

Monsoon to hit Nepal by June 5-7 (Kathmandu Post, 26/05/2001)

Global warming threatens Himalayas, by Surendra Phuyal (Kathmandu Post, 20/04/2001)

Snowfall disrupts life in upper Dolpa (Kathmandu Post, 24/03/2001)

Climate change affecting Nepal (Kathmandu Post, 24/08/2000)

Climate change scenario of Nepal : Links to global climate, by Dr Arun B Shrestha (Kathmandu Post, 19/03/2000)

Global warming hits Nepal too (Kathmandu Post, 09/03/2000)

Background

HMG, Meteorological Forecasting Division, weather forecast and archive

Weather information for Kathmandu, by World Weather Information Service (including yearly mean climatological data)

Weather information for different places, by NepalNews

Weather forecast for Kathmandu valley, by NepalNews

Kathmandu weather, by CNN (data for other places available)

Weather forecast for different places, by WetterOnline (in German)