Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/13/5407An interdisciplinary field investigation of historic glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) in the Kanchenjunga region of Nepal was conducted between April and May, 2019. Oral history and field measurements suggested that at least six major GLOFs have occurred in the region since 1921.Fri, 03 Jul 2020 17:55:00 +0200mdpi-8c7379af1b246fef344f966aca77ce42mdpien27.712 85.313FloodingNaturalDisastersConservation Area20200703175500https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/country-faces-challenges-of-covid-19-monsoon-related-disasters/Kathmandu, June 20. At a time when the novel coronavirus pandemic has spread to 75 districts of Nepal, the country is soon likely to witness challenges of monsoon-induced disasters. Experts have argued that monsoon-induced disasters should not be taken lightly as the country has been focusing on controlling the spread of coronavirus infection.Mon, 22 Jun 2020 04:39:00 +0200thehimalayantimes-ff8243a1513a286f7f415c4f6fc9bca1thehimalayantimesenPublicHealthNaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseasesCrisisResponseCoronavirusInfectionArmed Police ForceDisaster Risk ManagementNepal PoliceMinistry of Home AffairsNepali Army20200622043900https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/moderate-to-heavy-rainfall-predicted-across-country/KATHMANDU, JUNE 19. Meteorological Forecasting Division has predicted moderate to heavy rainfall throughout the country over the next three days. “Monsoon trough line is now located close to Nepal from Uttar Pradesh of India and will continue to exist from the eastern to the western parts of the....Sat, 20 Jun 2020 08:58:00 +0200thehimalayantimes-3402f03a1d7ea4a82db6a46e1921ebdcthehimalayantimesen18.462931 75.992462CrisisResponseNaturalDisastersMinistry of Home Affairs20200620085800https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/twin-crisis-bihar-prepares-for-floods-amid-covid-19-pandemic-1688850-2020-06-14If the coronavirus pandemic alone was not enough of a crisis, Bihar is now staring at the possibility of impending floods as well. As Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday reviewed the state government’s preparedness to simultaneously confront the twin challenges, he ordered top officers to begin....Sun, 14 Jun 2020 11:04:00 +0200indiatoday-41bb0493cb26b658638b75555e61e25dindiatodayen28.5687 77.2168CoronavirusInfectionPublicHealthCommunicableDiseasesNaturalDisastersNitish KumarDisaster Management Department20200614110400https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-gears-up-to-fight-annual-floods/articleshow/76268881.cmsPATNA: Apart from coronavirus, the state is also gearing up to fight annual floods following Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast about onset of monsoon around June 12. Last week, CM Nitish Kumar had asked the water resources department (WRD) to complete all the flood-fighting schemes before the onset of monsoon.Tue, 09 Jun 2020 11:24:00 +0200timesofindia-7399938cb1d17305963e03e55a3134f8timesofindiaen27.712 85.313FloodingCommunicableDiseasesCoronavirusInfectionNaturalDisastersNitish KumarRajiv Kumar20200609112400