Nepal-Tibet floods call for climate finance and decarbonisation
A glacier collapse on the Nepal-Tibet border caused widespread floods, killing at least 1,300 people and leaving over 5,000 missing.
OriginalSourceBBCUnited KingdomLeanCenterCredibilityPublished05:18 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFCSourceBBCUnited KingdomLeanCenterCredibilityPublished05:18 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFC
“Climate change helped trigger Nepal-Tibet disaster, study finds”
Climate change helped trigger Nepal-Tibet disaster, study finds
Key points
- World Weather Attribution study links climate change to the disaster.
- Over 1,400 people killed; thousands remain missing after August floods.
- Event described as a compound of warming, thinning glaciers, and permafrost thaw.
- USGS notes glacier collapse near Langtang Lirung caused a massive surge.
- Experts say the region is geologically vulnerable and destabilised by climate effects.
Other reports
- SourceAl JazeeraQatarLeanCenter-leftCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at Al JazeeraSourceAl JazeeraQatarLeanCenter-leftCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at Al Jazeera
“Climate change had major role in triggering Nepal floods, scientists say”
- SourceThe GuardianUnited KingdomLeanCenter-leftCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at The GuardianSourceThe GuardianUnited KingdomLeanCenter-leftCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at The Guardian
“The Guardian view on the Nepal-Tibet floods: a spur to action on climate | Editorial”
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A glacier collapse on the Nepal-Tibet border caused widespread floods, killing at least 1,300 people and leaving over 5,000 missing.