A glacier collapse, not rain, triggered Nepal's deadly flash flood. Scientists explain what happened, and climate change's role behind it.
We spoke with scientists about how "a landslide with a piece of glacier on top" caused devastation in the Himalayas.
Two weeks after flooding in Nepal, CNN reports thousands of people are still missing. People in Omaha with loved ones in the ...
Climate change is leading to conditions that can destabilise ⁠high-mountain ⁠rock and ice, strengthening prospects for disasters such ⁠as this week's Himalayan flood along the border between Nepal and ...
At the end of August, devastating floods and a debris flow triggered by a glacier collapse crashed through the valleys of ...
The flash floods in Nepal were only the latest in an accelerating series of disasters that have battered the Himalayas in recent years.
Flood-hit Nepal will ask wealthier countries and global agencies for ​financial help this week, arguing they should ...
The deadly flash floods in Nepal are not a surprise to many scientists. Glacial melt is accelerating because of climate change, putting millions of people at risk.
Warmer air is fueling heavier downpours across the country, but the systems used to measure flood risk are outdated and ...
We issues alerts in many instances when the Climate Shift Index identifies a notable extreme weather event around the world that was made more likely by human-caused climate change. Climate Matters is ...
Extreme weather is now common across Kashmir. Experts call for mainstreaming climate risk into development planning and ...