glacial-outburst

Lives on the line in the Himalaya

The Thame flood showed climate risk is a given, and Nepal has no choice but to be prepared

Sonia Awale

Climate breakdown linked to Thame flood

Suspected glacial collapse damages half of the settlement of Thame in the Everest region

Sikkim’s warning to Nepal

This week’s disaster is proof, if proof is still needed, that infrastructure on Himalayan rivers are in peril from climate breakdown.

Trekking in the time of climate change

Himalayan tourism now has to be prepared for more frequent extreme weather events

Think globally in Glasgow, and act locally

On 15 June, the Melamchi River north of Kathmandu saw a massive flash flood, killing 25 people and sweeping away 200 houses...

Non-climate cause of Nanda Devi flood

More than a month after the catastrophic flashflood in Chamoli district of the Indian Himalaya, scientists say that the cause was failure...

The new normal

The devastating storm that ravaged Bara and Parsa districts on Sunday night leaving at least 30 people dead and hundreds injured now...

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