Editing Geography of Nepal (section)

=== Environmental issues ===
{{Main|Environmental issues in Nepal}}

; Natural hazards:
: [[Earthquake]]s, severe [[thunderstorm]]s ([[tornadoes]] are rare<ref>{{cite news  |last = Mallapaty  |first = Smriti  |title = Nepali scientists record country's first tornado: The team confirmed the rare event using satellite images, social-media posts and a visit to the affected area  |newspaper = Nature News  |publisher = Spring Nature Publishing  |date = 12 April 2019  |url = https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01159-w  |access-date = 21 April 2019  |archive-date = 17 April 2019  |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190417101005/https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01159-w  |url-status = live  }}</ref>), [[flood]]ing and flash [[flood]]ing, [[landslide]]s, [[drought]], and [[famine]] depending on the timing, intensity, and duration of the summer [[monsoon]]s
; Environment - current issues:
: [[Deforestation in Nepal|Deforestation]] (overuse of wood for fuel and lack of alternatives); contaminated water (with human and animal wastes, agricultural runoff, and industrial effluents); wildlife conservation; vehicular emissions
; Environment - international agreements
:* Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-[[Kyoto Protocol]], [[Desertification]], Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, [[Law of the sea|Law of the Sea]], [[Montreal Protocol|Ozone Layer Protection]], Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
:* Signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation
:* Existing and proposed dams, barrages and canals for flood control, irrigation and hydroelectric generation