As the drone takes off, the skyline of Kathmandu is shrouded in a thick layer of polluted haze that has been lingering for weeks. Visibility has also dropped over the weeks, delaying the flights.On ...

A thick, grey smog has blanketed Kathmandu Valley and much of Nepal, turning the air acrid and the sky an unnatural shade of white. Across the country, forests are burning, rain is scarce, and the air ...

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A Swiss firm, IQAir, has ranked Kathmandu as the most polluted city in the world on Tuesday. As per their website, the city of Kathmandu recorded an AQI of 279, which comes in the range of “very ...

According to the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu's air quality has remained in the "unhealthy" category for 75 of the past 90 days. The bowl-shaped valley ...

which shows that high pollution has been prevalent in Nepal this year. The report said that inhabitants suffered 75 days of unhealthy air in the past three months. With this, Kathmandu has ranked ...

Air pollution is connected to an estimated 42,000 deaths annually in Nepal. Disturbingly, 19% of these deaths occur in children under the age of five, while 27% are among people over 70.

The Air Quality Life Index, issued by the University of Chicago, estimated in 2024 that air pollution stripped 3.4 years off the life of an average Nepal resident.

Since then, the city has consistently topped global pollution rankings with AQI levels above 200. But Nepal's air pollution ...

The Himalayan Nation's Ministry of Health reports that air pollution causes 42,000 deaths in Nepal annually 19 per cent of which are children under five and 27 per cent are individuals over 70.