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Flash flood death toll in China rises to 21, another 541 missingChina's Tibet reports twenty-one confirmed deaths and 541 missing after recent Himalayan flash floods. Neighboring Nepal has confirmed 1,11...- Hopes of finding survivors dim a week after catastrophic Nepal floodHopes are fading for thousands missing in Nepal's flash floods. Authorities reported, as of September 2, over 1,050 fatalities and nearly 4...
- Early warning of the Gohna lake burst of 1894The 1893 Gohna landslide in the UP Himalayas created a 900-foot natural dam and a massive lake that later breached catastrophically in 1894...
- As climate change warms the Himalayas, disasters like the Nepal floods are becoming more frequentRecent flash floods in Nepal and China killed over one thousand people. High mountain glaciers are melting, increasing flood frequency and ...
- Mass burials in Nepal as death toll from flash floods exceeds 1,000Rescue teams continued searching debris-strewn areas along the Nepal-China border for thousands missing after catastrophic Himalayan floods...
- The Himalayas need a new blueprint: Rebuilding Rasuwa with climate resilience and proactive infrastructure managementNepal is rebuilding Rasuwa after devastating floods, shifting focus to proactive infrastructure management. Resilience and climate risk mus...
- Nepal issues fresh flood alert as water levels rise across several districts, death toll crosses 1,000Nepal authorities issued a fresh flood alert for several districts. The death toll from last week's catastrophic floods climbed close to on...
- Nepal floods expose risks to hydropower in a warming HimalayasNepal’s devastating floods have damaged hydropower plants, roads, bridges and essential infrastructure, knocking out about 10% of the count...
- Nepal PM Balendra Shah demands climate action after Himalayan disaster takes over 939 livesNepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah has blamed climate change for last week’s devastating Himalayan flood, calling it an “extraordinary” dis...
- Does the Nepal glacier collapse signal a new climate risk?Does the devastating flooding unleashed by the collapse of a section of glacier in the Nepalese Himalayas signal a new kind of risk in a wo...
- Rock-ice avalanches: The silent Himalayan killer behind Nepal's deadly floodRecent floods in Nepal's Rasuwa district highlight rock-ice avalanches. These events, which can trigger destructive downstream floods, are ...
- Disaster in Nepal once again intensifies debate regarding risks posed by climate changeHimalayan glaciers are receding due to rising temperatures, leaving unstable debris behind. Shifting precipitation patterns cause rainfall ...
- Sadhguru calls for 5-nation Himalayan Board to tackle disastersAmid the backdrop of recent disaster, Sadhguru has proposed a collaborative effort through a five-nation Himalayan Board to enhance disaste...
- "300 feet tsunami at 170 kmph in 7 minutes: Explainer video about what exactly happened during Nepal Flash flood goes viral. Watch, goosebumps guaranteedNepal Viral Videos: A viral explainer video breaks down how Nepal’s devastating flash flood unfolded after a glacier collapse in the Himala...
- Nepal-China flash flood disaster exposes fragility of Hindu Kush Himalayas: UN climate chiefA glacial collapse and flash flood near Nepal and China border occurred. UN climate chief Simon Stiell highlighted mountain environment fra...
- Centre speeds up work on early warning systems for 188 Himalayan lakesIndia is enhancing efforts to establish early warning systems for 188 critical lakes. These lakes in the Indian Himalayan Region are vulner...
- India sends 11-member rescue team to Nepal as flash floods claim over 500 livesAn 11-member Indian team has arrived in Nepal to assist authorities after devastating flash floods killed more than 500 people and left nea...
- Nepal flood reiterates that water can give both life and deathThe latest "liquid concrete" flow of water from the Himalayas has far too many precedents in India and Nepal; what happens on the Chinese s...
- Attributing disaster solely to climate change not enough: ScientistsThe Himalayan regions are increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather events, largely as a result of climate change. Melting glaciers and al...
- Nepal flash floods reason: What caused the deadly floods and why the region is at riskAn ice and rock avalanche caused massive flash floods in Nepal on Wednesday. At least 160 people died, and hundreds of tourists were report...
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