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Glacial lake outburst in Tibet triggers deadly flood in Nepal
Phayul
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July 11, 2025
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, July 11: A massive glacial lake outburst in Tibet’s Kyirong County has triggered a devastating flood that surged into northern Nepal this week, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. The incident, which occurred on...
Study links surge in lightning disasters in Bangladesh to transboundary air pollution
Mongabay
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July 11, 2025
Air pollution — especially from transboundary dust and sulfate particles — is intensifying lightning activity in Bangladesh, particularly during the pre-monsoon season. Studies show that these pollutants, mostly coming in from northern and western...
Effective climate action needs more than passion from young people
OnlineKhabar
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July 11, 2025
Photo: Pexels/ Markus Spiske Climate justice is a moral imperative, and all young people should be involved and engaged in the cause. This call is intrinsically linked to action, doing something to help vulnerable communities in a country like...
The silent epidemic taking young lives in Nepal and across the world
OnlineKhabar
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July 11, 2025
Photo by Anthony Tran on Unsplash A rising global public health concern is youth suicide. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that suicide claims the lives of about 727,000 people annually worldwide and is currently the third most common...
Climate change makes South Asia's monsoon more prone to floods and landslides
Naharnet
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Each year from June to September, a series of heavy rains known as monsoons sweep through the Indian subcontinent, providing relief from heat, irrigating the country's farms and replenishing its rivers. However, as global heat increases, the rain...
How can cat bonds plan for a natural disaster? | Explained
The Hindu
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July 10, 2025
For representative purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The story so far: While life insurance is a ubiquitous term in India, disaster risk insurance is not. A low penetration of disaster risk insurance for individual property and livelihoods...
Nepal’s economy grows by Rs 400 billion, reaches Rs 6.1 trillion this fiscal year
Khabarhub
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July 10, 2025
Building of the Ministry of Finance at Singha Durbar in Kathmandu. (File photo/Khabarhub) KATHMANDU: Nepal’s economy has expanded by Rs 400 billion this fiscal year, reaching a total of Rs 6.1 trillion, according to data released by the Ministry...
Climate Change in HKH | New Fact: Glatial Lake Growing in Size
Ukhrul Times
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July 10, 2025
IN THE WAKE of climate change impact on natural environment across the globe, a glacial lake at the Purepu Glacier, North of the Langtang Himal in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region, has been undergoing a significant change in its size, according to...
Nepal: Why EVs are swiftly taking over Kathmandu's streets
Deutsche Welle
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July 10, 2025
Sabin Kumar Chettri, a cab driver in Kathmandu, gave up his gasoline car in 2024 and switched to an electric vehicle (EV). Before the switch, he had used a car powered by an internal combustion engine (ICE) for about a decade, during which he...
Flood without rain in Nepal raises concerns about Glacial Lake Outbursts
The Hindu
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July 11, 2025
There were no rain forecasts, so no warning alert as such. But early Tuesday, massive floods on the Bhotekoshi river in Rasuwa, a district bordering China, killed at least nine people and left 19 missing. Nepal’s police and Army personnel carried...
TOWARDS ENERGY & ECONOMY: Driving Nepal’s Energy Aspirations
New Spotlight Nepal
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For the reasons big and small including a lack of adoption ofsound macroeconomic policies and institutional reforms, the national aspiration for turning Nepal into a green energy centre of South Asia hasfailed to attain success so far though...
Bridge to Nepal Washed Away as Flash Floods Rock China
Asia Financial
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July 10, 2025
Extreme weather events have become a regular feature of China’s wet season, and this week yielded more drama, with the Friendship Bridge between China and Nepal washed away on Tuesday. Nine people died and over a dozen are missing, according to a...
Update: Glacial lake burst in Tibet led to devastating Tibet-Nepal flood
Tibetan Review
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July 10, 2025
(TibetanReview.net, Jul10’25) – The deadly flood in Nepal’s Bhote Koshi River that killed at least nine people and left more than two dozen missing this week was triggered by the draining of a supraglacial lake in Tibet, reported Reuters Jul 10,...
Climate change makes South Asia’s monsoon season more prone to floods, landslides and heavy rains
Powell River Peak
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July 10, 2025
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Each year from June to September, a series of heavy rains known as monsoons sweep through the Indian subcontinent, providing relief from heat, irrigating the country’s farms and replenishing its rivers. BENGALURU, India...
Nepal News Evening Briefing | Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Nepal News
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July 9, 2025
KATHMANDU: Stay informed with Nepal News’ daily evening briefing, covering the most significant developments from Nepal and around the world. From politics and economy to sports, entertainment, and culture, we bring you a concise summary of the...
Himachal floods: How can Himalayan region safeguard its people, heritage, ecosystems from climate change?
The Indian Express
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July 10, 2025
The floods wreaking havoc in Himachal Pradesh exemplify the destructive power of climate change-driven weather patterns. Early in the monsoon, heavy rainfall — measured at over 71 mm in a few hours — triggered a series of cloudbursts in Mandi,...
Mission in Kathmandu hosts climate change activists for knowledge sharing
United News of Bangladesh
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Bangladesh Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday welcomed and hosted a group of climate change activists, including researchers, academics, scholars, and youth delegates. They attended the “International Climate Camp 2025: Symposium on Climate...
Nepal-China 'friendship bridge' washed away in floods
Firstpost
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July 9, 2025
Flash floods swept away the main bridge connecting Nepal to China on Tuesday (July 8), killing at least seven people and leaving 18 others missing, officials said, as search and rescue efforts continued in the country’s mountainous Rasuwa...
BIMSTEC report underscores urgent need to harmonise regional efforts against natural disasters
Bangladesh Post
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The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), in partnership with the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) and the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD), on Tuesday officially launched a...
Glacial Lake Outburst In Tibet Triggered Nepal Flood That Killed 9
StratNews Global
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July 10, 2025
Home Asia Glacial Lake Outburst In Tibet Triggered Nepal Flood That Killed 9 At least 19 people, including six Chinese workers at the Beijing-aided Inland Container Depot, remain missing in Nepal after Tuesday's floods that also washed away the...