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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]
Bara and Parsa districts of Nepal. Houses destroyed. 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.
The World Meteorological Organization ( WMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for promoting international cooperation on atmospheric science, climatology, hydrology and geophysics. [2]
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.
Cyclone Asani. Severe Cyclonic Storm Asani [a] ( / ɑːˈsɑːnɪ /) was a strong tropical cyclone that made landfall in India in May 2022. It was the strongest storm of 2022 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. The third depression and deep depression, and the first named storm of the 2022 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Asani originated from ...
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.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said two powerful quakes were registered in Nepal at 06:11 UTC and 06:45 UTC. The first quake measured 7.8 M w and its epicenter was identified at a distance of 80 km to the northwest of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal.
Kathmandu, officially Kathmandu Metropolitan City, is the capital and most populous city of Nepal with 845,767 inhabitants living in 105,649 households as of the 2021 Nepal census and approximately 4 million people in its urban agglomeration.