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Record low Himalayan snowpack for fourth year running raises alarm for mountain rivers and trekking water sources
25 April 2026The Hindu Kush Himalaya recorded its lowest snowpack in 24 years of monitoring in 2026, falling 27.8 percent below the long-term average for the fourth consecutive year, raising fresh concerns about water availability across the mountain region — including for trekking routes, high-altitude settlements and the river systems that sustain Nepal's valleys and lowlands.
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EnvironmentSPCC launches three community waste stations in Khumbu to replace open dumping
21 April 2026The Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) has completed the installation of three environmental waste management stations in Samsing, Thamo and Thameteng in the Khumbu region, replacing open dumping pits with a structured, community-led waste segregation and collection system.
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EnvironmentT3 EXCLUSIVE: NatGeo’s weather station near Mt Everest summit gathers dust
19 April 2026The installation of the world’s highest automatic weather station had made headlines globally in 2022, but it turned out to be rubbish in just four years.
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EnvironmentNepali glaciologist appointed UNESCO Chair in Mountain Cryosphere and Water
6 April 2026UNESCO has appointed Dr. Dhiraj Pradhananga, Associate Professor and Head of the Department at Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, as the UNESCO Chair in Mountain Cryosphere and Water.
