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Department of Water Resources and Irrigation ( Nepali: जल तथा मौसम विज्ञान विभाग) is a department under Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation. Its mainly works by collecting datas related to hydrology and meteorology throughout Nepal and processing to publish and disseminate them. [1] [2]
1,059 (1,342 homes damaged) Part of the tornado outbreaks of 2019. On March 31, 2019, a powerful "rainstorm" swept across two districts of southern Nepal killing at least 28 and injuring more than 1,100 people. [1] It was later identified as the first confirmed case of a tornado in Nepal. [2][3] Lacking advanced technologies to predict or ...
The Secretariat is an eight-department organization with a staff of 200 headed by a Secretary-General, who can serve a maximum of two four-year terms. [ 9 ] The annually published WMO Statement on the status of the World Climate provides details of global, regional and national temperatures and extreme weather events.
Temperature and weather changes. A climate trend analysis of Nepal (1971-2014) shows that the annual maximum temperature trend is significantly positive (0.056oC/yr). All Nepal annual minimum temperature trend is also positive (0.002oC/yr) but it is insignificant. [14]
Cyclone Hudhud. Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Hudhud[nb 1] was a strong tropical cyclone that caused extensive damage and loss of life in eastern India and Nepal during October 2014. Hudhud originated from a low-pressure system that formed under the influence of an upper-air cyclonic circulation in the Andaman Sea on October 6.
In June, temperatures in Nepal topped 40 °C (104 °F) for days, with cities such as Nepalgunj and Nawalpur reaching as high as 44 °C (111 °F). The heat forced the closures of some schools and colleges in the country for over a week. The country's meteorological department warned that the high temperatures would likely persist until mid-July ...
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development. Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation. Ministry of Defence. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation. Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. Ministry of Finance. Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) [7][11] killed 8,962 people and injured 21,952 across the Nepal, India, China and Bangladesh. It occurred at 11:56 Nepal Standard Time on Saturday 25 April 2015, with a magnitude of 7.8 M w[1] or 8.1 M s[12] and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of X (Extreme).