The Khumbu (Everest) region, gateway to Mount Everest, has welcomed the start of its autumn tourist season, one of the busiest times of the year for trekking in Nepal.
Five experts from the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) have been appointed as lead authors for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Seventh Assessment Report, one of the most authoritative global references on climate change.
Travelers heading to Nepal’s hilly regions should prepare for wet weather, as the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) has forecast heavy downpours at isolated locations in Koshi, Gandaki, and Sudurpaschim Provinces today and tonight.
Tourists visiting Birgunj, one of Nepal’s busiest border cities and a popular gateway for Indian travelers, are being urged to take precautionary measures after a surge in cholera cases was confirmed in several wards of the metropolis.