Mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases like malaria used to be confined to the tropical areas of Nepal. But in the last three years, there have been over 900 cases of malaria in the mountain regions.

The Great Himalaya Trail (GHT) might eventually encompass a continuous route through Bhutan, Nepal, and India ... (3,430m), the last village in the area that is inhabited year-round.

This is about the width of Nepal. Because Nepal's boundaries are marks on the Himalayan peaks and on the plains of India whose convergence we are measuring, Nepal will technically cease to exist.

The Gokyo Lakes The Gokyo village is located at 15,720 feet ... best ways to see if for yourself and experience the Himalayan culture of Nepal. After all, seeing the sunrise over Mt.

Thame, a Sherpa village at an altitude of ... melt have appeared out of nowhere in the Himalayas in recent decades, and 2,070 were documented in Nepal in a 2020 study by the ICIMOD.

Y.C. Lama, and S. Ghimire. 2004. Medicinal plants within the context of pastoral life in the village of Pungmo, Dolpo, Nepal. In: Strategic innovations for improving livelihoods in the Hindu ...

Lukla village, gateway to the Everest region ... hundreds of satellite images to map 1,541 glacial lakes in the Nepal Himalaya. 64 of these are dangerously full, close to bursting 2 and flooding ...

In all cases, it’s important to leverage local knowledge and actively involve the affected communities. As the Thame glacial lake flooding incident demonstrated, local knowledge is vital to saving ...

Accelerating glacier melt could trigger an avalanche of cascading impacts on economies, ecosystems and communities.