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Flooding damage on the Trishuli River in Betrawati, Nepal, on Sept. 4
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Sep 17, 2026
Climate and seismic factors primed ‘unprecedented’ Nepal disaster
The catastrophic mountain flooding in Nepal that killed more than 1,300 was nearly impossible to predict, an international team of scientists says.
Snow-covered peaks of the Himalayas in Shigatse in China's Tibet region on Sept. 6.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Sep 14, 2026
Himalayas approaching tipping point with millions of livelihoods at stake: report
As glaciers retreat, they are leaving behind unstable glacial lakes held back by little more than loose rock and ice.
Damaged homes are seen on Sept. 2, a week after devastating flash floods hit Baireni, in Nepal's Dhading district, leaving scores dead and even more missing.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change / FOCUS
Sep 9, 2026
Could Japan see more avalanches like one that hit Nepal?
Though the scale and mechanisms may vary, experts say Japan is not immune to the risk of catastrophic mudslides.
The spillway, foreground, at Imja Lake in Nepal, an attempt to reduce flood hazard, in June 2025
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Sep 9, 2026
Nepal glacier saw exceptional heat before collapse caused deadly floods, data shows
Average temperatures on the mountain glacier at an altitude of 5,200 meters were estimated at around 5 degrees Celsius between Aug. 21 and 26.
Nepal is seeking compensation for climate change-related damages from a United Nations fund set up to help developing nations deal with the worst impacts of global warming.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Sep 7, 2026
Nepal’s request for flood payout tests new climate-aid system
Costs are expected to come to at least $5 billion, an enormous amount for one of Asia’s poorest countries, and the fund it’s hoping to tap is new, underfunded and untested.
A swollen river near flood-damaged buildings in Devighat, Nepal, on Sunday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Sep 1, 2026
Nepal PM demands climate action after Himalayan disaster
While the exact cause of the collapse is unclear, climate change is causing glaciers to melt worldwide, increasing the risk of such disasters.
A funeral pyre is lit for a victim of deadly flash floods in Nepal, at the Suryamati River in Trishuli, Nepal, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 31, 2026
Before flood catastrophe, Nepal asked China for early warnings as risks mounted
Three months before hundreds were killed in the flood, experts and officials from both countries met in Kathmandu to discuss the risk of such disasters.
The banks of the debris-choked Bhotekoshi River show signs of the giant torrent of water, mud and ice that swept through the remote river valley in the Rasuwa district near Nepal’s border with Tibet, on Thursday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Aug 31, 2026
In the age of global warming, some fear ‘the entire Himalayas are melting’
A pair of disasters have occurred within a month of each other in the Himalayas, where scientists, climbers and trekkers have witnessed accelerating losses of snow and ice.
A resident surveys houses destroyed by the flash flood next to the river in Devighat, Nepal, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 31, 2026
Nepal races to find missing amid threats of further flooding
The catastrophe was triggered by a glacial collapse that sent ice, mud, rocks and fast-moving water surging through a valley in Nepal, wiping out entire settlements in their path.
Residents pass through a street deluged in sludge after flash floods in Bidur, Nepal, on Thursday. Scientists believe the devastating flooding may have been triggered by the partial collapse of a glacier.
EDITORIALS
Aug 29, 2026
Nepal’s flood is a warning of tragedies to come
Climate change will ensure that there are more disasters like the flood in Nepal and that they will occur with increasing frequency.
Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah (second from right) arrives on Thursday to inspect the area following flash floods in Nepal's Nuwakot district on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 27, 2026
Nepal floods test 36-year-old PM with huge rebuilding challenge
Shah faces a costly recovery just as Nepal’s $45 billion economy is being squeezed by higher fuel costs, weaker tourism and slowing growth.
A drone view shows mud covering a vast area following a flash flood in Trishuli, Nuwakot district, Nepal, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 27, 2026
Death toll mounts in Nepal and China after Himalayan flood
Television images showed collapsed homes, floating cars and a metal bridge being washed away, while witnesses said the waters engulfed entire villages.
This handout satellite image released by Planet Labs shows an aerial view of Kolpurtar in Nepal's Nuwakot District on Aug. 12. Rescue teams rushed Thursday to find more than 1,000 people missing on the Nepal-Tibet border in flash floods and landslides that swept away entire villages.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 27, 2026
Glacier collapse and ice avalanche likely fueled deadly Nepal flash flood
Researchers have long sounded alarm bells on the vulnerability of the so-called Third Pole to warming temperatures, and about the rising potential for disasters.
A resident walks along a street covered in mud following flash floods and a landslide disaster in Devghat, in Nepal's Nuwakot district, on Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 27, 2026
Nepal must prepare before the waters rise again
Two deadly floods in just over a year have exposed a dangerous gap in the county’s disaster preparedness.
Alpinists walk near the Aiguille du Midi during a heat wave in Chamonix, France, on Thursday.
WORLD
Jun 27, 2026
Swiss glaciers facing drastic loss from heat wave
The snow and ice accumulated last winter by Switzerland’s glaciers is expected to have all melted away by Monday.
A view of the village of Wiler, which neighbors Blatten, a village that was destroyed by a collapsing glacier, in Switzerland, on May 13.
WORLD
May 27, 2026
A year after glacier collapse, Blatten residents rebuild lives in Swiss Alps
Resilience and a promise to return are propelling plans to rebuild the village.
Professor Yoshinori Iizuka cuts a slice from an ice core sample taken from a glacier in Tajikistan, at the Hokkaido University Institute of Low Temperature Science in Sapporo on Dec. 9.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jan 14, 2026
Scientists look toward ancient ice for clues on saving present-day glaciers
Researchers are studying ice cores extracted from Tajikistan, where glaciers have resisted the rapid melting seen almost everywhere else, to determine the cause of the anomaly.
A drone view shows the Turtmann glacier on a warm summer day, amid climate change, in Turtmann, Switzerland, on Sept. 3.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Oct 2, 2025
Swiss glaciers hit by light snowfall and heat wave, scientists say
Swiss glaciers below 3,000 meters above sea level suffered in particular this year.
A member of the Nepalese army airlifts people stranded during the flood at Bhote Koshi River in Nepal on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 10, 2025
Tibetan glacial lake drainage triggered deadly flood in Nepal, climate body says
At least 19 people are still missing in Nepal following the flood.
The scene where a crumbling glacier partially collapsed and tumbled, at the village of Blatten, Switzerland, on Monday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jun 4, 2025
Swiss glacier collapse is a lesson on climate disaster management
The collapse of the glacier in the Swiss Alps was an expected disaster. When the first signs of instability started to appear, the town was evacuated.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
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