Heavy rains in Nepal kill 20 in two days amid landslides, lightning strikes
Kathmandu, Nepal Reuters Heavy rainfall triggered landslides and flash floods in Nepal, killing at least 11 people, with another nine killed by lightning strikes over the past two days, officials said on Wednesday. Landslides swept away three houses overnight in Lamjung district, about 125 kilometres west of Kathmandu, killing four people including two children, district […]
Extreme weather: Will India lightning strike deaths rise as climate change worsens?
ATHAR PARVAIZ, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports that lightning strikes are increasing in India due to global warming and air pollution – with people living in rural areas most at risk…
BANGLADESH: AS LIGHTNING STRIKES SURGE, PLANTING USED TO REDUCE RISKS
Lightning strikes killed around 360 people in Bangladesh last year. AZM ANAS, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on efforts to reduce the death toll using fast-growing palm trees…