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• Climate crisis | The Guardian14d ago · rssThe Guardian view on the Nepal-Tibet floods: a spur to action on climate | Editorial. <p>New research links last month’s disaster to fossil fuel pollution. Supporting disaster-hit countries must be at the centre of climate politics</p><p>Following a familiar pattern, coverage of the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/27/nepal-tibet-flash-flood-visual-guide-why-how-flooding-happene
• Climate crisis | The GuardianSep 1, 2026 · rssBen Jennings on the end of the UK summer – cartoon. <p></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/aug/31/ben-jennings-uk-summer-homes-flooding-met-office-drought-cartoon">Continue reading...</a>
• Climate crisis | The GuardianSep 1, 2026 · rssNepal’s glacial collapse foreshadowed a future of climate disaster | Michael Mann. <p>The deluge capped a summer of extreme climate events, from deadly heatwaves to wildfires. We must take action now</p><p>For millennia, the high peaks of the Himalayas were held together by an invisible, frozen cement – permafrost and glacial ice that bound ancient rock into seemingly unshakable fortresses. But as
• Climate crisis | The GuardianSep 1, 2026 · rssThe Nepal and Tibet flood is a warning: melting snow and ice will bring more disasters around the world | Bill McGuire. <p>In Alaska, the Himalayas, the Andes, Greenland, and perhaps also the Alps, deadly chain reactions are just waiting to be triggered</p><p>You may not have felt it, but the earth beneath our feet is getting twitchier, and global heating is to blame. As temperatures surge and cl
• Climate crisis | The GuardianSep 1, 2026 · rssNepal-Tibet floods: death toll passes 1,000 as rescue efforts continue at hydropower tunnels – latest updates. <p>About 4,500 people are missing across Nepal and Tibet after the disaster, including 900 feared trapped in mud-filled tunnels at 12 Nepali hydropower sites</p><p>The Red Cross estimates that more than 93,000 people have been affected by the disaster, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com
• Climate crisis | The GuardianAug 27, 2026 · rssThe Guardian view on the Nepal-Tibet floods: prepare for more climate-linked disasters | Editorial. <p>Medicine, food and other supplies are the urgent priority. But the rising risks from shrinking glaciers must be faced too</p><p>Thousands of people in Nepal and Tibet are in desperate need of emergency assistance following Wednesday’s disaster. With <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026
• Climate crisis | The GuardianAug 27, 2026 · rssClimate crisis could be destabilising mountain areas like Nepal, experts warn. <p>Unusual heat this year may have melted ice and thawed bonds that hold glaciers in place – leading to catastrophe</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/aug/27/nepal-flash-flood-live-updates-tibet-border-death-toll-missing-himalayas-floods-flooding-latest-news">Nepal-Tibet flash flood – lat
• BBC NewsAug 27, 2026 · rss'The flood took everything': Nepal survivors describe horror of loved ones being swept away. One woman says her father, mother, sister and sister's children were carried away before her eyes.
• Climate crisis | The GuardianAug 27, 2026 · rssWhat caused the catastrophic flash flood in Nepal and Tibet – and how does a glacier collapse? <p>Did a massive glacial collapse in the Himalayas trigger the disaster and is climate change involved?</p><p>Flash floods that swept through the Nepal-Tibet border region on Wednesday have left scores dead and more than <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/27/what-caused-nepal-flash-flood
• BBC NewsAug 27, 2026 · rss'Our parents were crossing the border an hour before the flood hit'. Authorities say more than 1,300 people are missing, including dozens of Americans and Canadians, as families await word on loved ones thought to be caught in the Nepal flash floods.