Nepal Flood Disaster
A study has found that climate change had contributed to the glacier collapse that unleashed devastating floods on the Nepal-Tibet border.Reported by 7 of 11 outlets; wording from BBC.
What happened
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Massive floods and landslides swept through border towns and villages in Nepal and Tibet, wiping out thousands of houses, destroying energy infrastructure and leaving thousands dead or missing.
By mid-September, more than 1,400 people had been reported dead and at least 6,000 remained missing in Nepal and across the border in Tibet.
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Despite contributing less than 0.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions, Nepal remains highly vulnerable to climate-induced hazards.
“This disaster was not an extreme weather event, but the fingerprints of climate change are still clear to see in long-term changes,” said Ben Clarke, a climate researcher at Imperial College London who worked on the analysis, in a press statement.
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Nepal says big polluters must ‘wake up’ as it calls for climate compensation over flood disaster
Scientists blame climate change for Nepal's devastating flash floods - and warn similar disasters are 'inevitable' as global temperatures continue to rise
Climate change helped trigger Nepal-Tibet disaster, study finds
What the China-Nepal floods teach us about crisis communication
How it changed
- 14 Sep
Despite contributing less than 0.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions, Nepal remains highly vulnerable to climate-induced hazards.
- 15 Sep
Scientists believe the climate crisis had a role to play in the floods, which were triggered when a melting glacier partially collapsed and set off a deadly landslide and flash flooding through Chinese-controlled Tibet and Nepal in late August.
- 17 Sep
More than 1,300 people were killed and over 5,000 remain missing after a massive section of rock and overlying glacier collapsed near Nepal’s border with China.
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- 22 Sep
The people they were traveling with are not.Mita and Hemant Parikh were part of a group of 47 people on a long-planned spiritual pilgrimage to Mount Kailash in Tibet.
Coverage 19 articles
23 Sep Couple describes the moment they cheated death to survive flood in Nepal that killed more than 1,000
Daily Mail
22 Sep Georgia couple who survived Nepal flood shares their story
CBS News
20 Sep Photos: Nepal flood survivors find little trace of former lives
Al Jazeera
20 Sep Nepal flood toll crosses 1,450; over 6,000 still missing
The Hindu
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19 Sep Early warning system Nepal's top priority: PM Shah
The Hindu
19 Sep Young Nepalis battle climate dread in wake of flood disaster
South China Morning Post
19 Sep The Nepal floods question: When the Himalayas collapse, who gets warned?
Al Jazeera
18 Sep Why WFP calls Nepal flood relief one of its toughest missions | Explained
The Hindu
17 Sep What the China-Nepal floods teach us about crisis communication
South China Morning Post
17 Sep Nepal flash flood death toll surges to 1,410; over 6,100 still missing
The Hindu
17 Sep Climate change had major role in triggering Nepal floods, scientists say
Al Jazeera
17 Sep Climate change was key factor in deadly Nepal-China flood, scientists say
Euronews
17 Sep Climate change helped trigger Nepal-Tibet disaster, study finds
BBC
17 Sep Climate crisis likely behind devastating Nepal-Tibet floods that killed more than 1,300, first study finds
The Guardian
17 Sep Scientists blame climate change for Nepal's devastating flash floods - and warn similar disasters are 'inevitable' as global temperatures continue to rise
Daily Mail
17 Sep Climate change made deadly Nepal glacier and rock collapse more likely, according to analysis
Toronto Star
15 Sep Nepal says big polluters must ‘wake up’ as it calls for climate compensation over flood disaster
The Guardian
15 Sep Nepal Cannot Stop the Floods. It Can Stop Them From Becoming Disasters.
Time
14 Sep Nepal: thousands still missing as flood recovery begins
Deutsche Welle
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