Nepal fights wildfires and pollution amidst drier winter

Nepal has seen a significant drop in post-monsoon rainfall, with 79.4 percent less precipitation between December and February compared to the average, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology said Tuesday. More than 1,800 wildfires have been reported across the country since January, with more than a third of them occurring within the last month. "The wildfires have increased significantly because of a dry season. There is abundance of dry fuel in the forest, so even a small fire can get uncontrollable," Prakash Malla...