Rise in lightning-related deaths in Nepal prompts calls for safe shelters, better forecasting
“We didn’t know the reality of lightning in Nepal until recently,” Shri Ram Sharma, lightning expert and physics professor at Kathmandu-based Amrit Science Campus, told This Week in Asia. “We didn’t have any data to know where the risk-prone areas were or to support disaster risk reduction plans. It was an ignored topic.” To plug … Read more
