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Nepal flash floods: Two workers rescued alive from tunnel after 10 days

1+ hour, 21+ min ago   (253+ words) In this image received on Sept. 4, 2026, Nepal army personnel and other officials rescue a man from the tunnel of the Trishuli 3A Hydropower Project | Image: PTI Two men have been rescued alive from a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower project 10 days…...

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Natural disaster insurance: How Nepal will finance its reconstruction

2+ hour, 55+ min ago   (694+ words) Natural disaster insurance: The Bhotekoshi floods have left Nepal facing a huge rebuilding bill. But with only part of the damage insured, who will ultimately pay for the recovery?...

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Beyond the flood: What Nepal's disaster means for Himalayan ecosystems

3+ hour, 11+ min ago   (563+ words) Understanding Nepal floods: The floodwaters have receded, but Nepal's rivers, slopes and habitats may bear deeper scars. What does a debris-heavy flash flood leave behind in one of the world's most fragile ecosystems?...

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El Nino may become strongest ever, raise extreme weather risks: WMO

12+ hour, 13+ min ago   (302+ words) "If this trajectory continues, it may ​be stronger than anything since our monitoring began. So literally off the charts," WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo told a Geneva press conference. The El Nino weather phenomenon is set to intensify further into 2027 and…...

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BS EDIT: Himalayan blunders

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (108+ words) Glacial lake outburst floods are becoming more frequent across the Himalayas, exposing millions to a deadly combination of melting glaciers, extreme weather and fragile terrain Accelerated glacial melt is creating unstable lakes in the Himalayas. Monsoon rains and rising water…...

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Floods aftermath: Nepal seeks climate compensation from India, China, US

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (268+ words) Business Standard Nepal is demanding climate compensation from the world's biggest emitters of greenhouse gases after deadly floods in the country killed more than a thousand people and left even more missing China, the US and India have made "extremely…...

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'Govt has data for offshore wind sites, but high costs slow progress"

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (294+ words) Government has completed wind, geotechnical and geophysical studies for a potential Tamil Nadu site, but high technology costs and lack of expertise remain hurdles The government has all the required data for offshore wind energy projects related to wind velocity…...

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Earth will soon exceed safe temperature threshold: United Nations

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (647+ words) Earth is soon going to exceed the safe temperature threshold agreed upon by the world in the 2015 Paris climate accord because of warming from the burning of coal, oil and gas...

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India's small-scale fishers face unpredictable climate risks: Report

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (257+ words) The report recorded the experiences of fishing communities and identified climate vulnerability as an issue that must be addressed proactively in the country's future small-scale fisheries policy. India’s small-scale fishermen and women face increasingly unpredictable climate risks Rising temperatures,…...

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UNEP says 1.5°C warming breach is inevitable, urges rapid emissions cuts

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (377+ words) Business Standard Global temperatures are likely to rise above 1.5°C from pre-industrial levels within the next few years, according to a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) The report, titled Limiting Overshoot, says there are now no…...