Areas of the Terai Arc landscape in Nepal at risk of forest fire identified by fuzzy analytic hierarchy process

A Parajuli, SA Manzoor, M Lukac - Environmental Development, 2023 - Elsevier
Forest fire frequency has increased in South Asia in recent decades, with a growing impact
on forest ecosystems. Nepal's Terai Arc Landscape (TAL) is one of the most ecologically …

Amplified drought trends in Nepal increase the potential for Himalayan wildfires

B Pokharel, S Sharma, J Stuivenvolt-Allen, SYS Wang… - Climatic Change, 2023 - Springer
In spring 2021, Nepal underwent a record wildfire season in which active fires were detected
at a rate 10 times greater than the 2002–2020 average. Prior to these major wildfire events …

Climate and humans interact to shape the fire regime of a chir pine (Pinus roxburghii) forest in eastern Bhutan

K Tenzin, CR Nitschke, KJ Allen, PJ Krusic, ER Cook… - Fire Ecology, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Chir pine (Pinus roxburghii Sarg.) forests are distributed in the dry
valleys of Bhutan Himalaya. In the past, these forests have been heavily influenced by …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of wildfires on air quality in Kathmandu, Nepal

S Kuikel, B Pokharel, N Bhattarai - Environmental Advances, 2024 - Elsevier
Air pollution spikes in the central Himalayas' southern regions, including Nepal and northern
India, occur mainly from wildfires during March to May. Despite being a significant …

Drought Characteristics and its Multifaceted Implications in the Karnali River Basin of Nepal

P Dahal, A Shakya, J Panthi, NH Kirat, S Gajurel… - 2022 - researchsquare.com
Abstract Karnali River Basin (KRB) located in western Nepal has been experiencing
increasing temperature and decreasing precipitation trends in recent decades, making the …

[PDF][PDF] Impact of wildland fire smoke: Concern for Clinicians Worldwide

MJ Sijapati - Nepalese Respiratory Journal, 2023 - nrsjournal.org.np
Wildfire smoke also contains at least 20 types of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) recognised
such as formaldehyde, benzene, and hydrogen cyanide7. Although carbon monoxide …