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Himalayan Melt Quickens, Threatening South Asia’s Water and Climate Stability
climate-change25 days ago

Himalayan Melt Quickens, Threatening South Asia’s Water and Climate Stability

A private Systemiq–led study, with technical help from India’s Himalayan research institutions, finds the Himalayas’ ice is melting about 65% faster than a decade ago and could lose up to 80% of its glaciers by 2100, driving a mid‑century peak‑water crisis that could eventually dry the mountains’ rivers while delivering deadly flash floods today. The region’s meltwater supports roughly two billion people, but monitoring is sparse—only about 21 of ~40,000 glaciers are closely tracked—leaving many unstable glacial lakes at high risk of breaching. Nepal’s Aug. 2026 Langtang Lirung flood tragedy and other disasters illustrate immediate dangers to hydropower, agriculture, and regional stability, with ripple effects on economies and supply chains across South Asia and potentially beyond.

via Gizmodo|
#climate-change#glacial-retreat#himalayas
Border floods drive massive Nepal-China rescue push as toll climbs
world1 month ago

Border floods drive massive Nepal-China rescue push as toll climbs

Rescuers in Nepal and at the Nepal-China border pressed a multi-day operation after glaciers collapsed and triggered floods, leaving about 626 dead and 2,426 missing in Nepal and 7 dead with 554 missing on the Chinese side; more than 3,700 people were rescued in Nepal. Survivors were reached by baskets, ropes, drones, and boats as aid trucks moved toward the affected areas, while officials warned a newly formed Himalayan lake could overflow and trigger further flooding.

via AP News|
#asia-pacific#natural-disasters#nepal
Overflowing barrier lake halts Himalayan flood rescue on China-Nepal border
world1 month ago

Overflowing barrier lake halts Himalayan flood rescue on China-Nepal border

China suspended on-site rescue efforts after a massive landslide at the Nepal–Tibet border formed a barrier lake that began overflowing, threatening new floods downstream toward Gyirong Port and Nepal. Rescue work continued in Nepal as helicopters and ground teams searched for survivors, with hundreds killed and more than 1,500 missing. Xi Jinping led the crisis response and Li Qiang was dispatched to oversee the rescue.

via Financial Times|
#barrier-lake#china#floods
Massive offshore quake near Flores Island leaves at least 47 dead in Indonesia
world1 month ago

Massive offshore quake near Flores Island leaves at least 47 dead in Indonesia

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck offshore north of Flores Island, Indonesia, in the early hours of Saturday, leaving at least 47 people dead as rescue teams assess damage, including landslides and collapsed buildings; a tsunami warning was briefly issued and later lifted, while authorities coordinate evacuations and relief efforts in a region prone to seismic activity along the Ring of Fire.

via The Washington Post|
#asia-pacific#earthquakes#evacuations
Severe Midwest Storms Kill 3, Cut Power to 800,000 Across Four States
weather1 month ago

Severe Midwest Storms Kill 3, Cut Power to 800,000 Across Four States

A fierce storm system swept the US Midwest, with gusts reaching up to 99 mph in Gary, Indiana, leaving more than 800,000 customers without power across Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. Three fatalities were reported: a four-year-old child in Jennings County, Indiana; a person in a suspected weather-related house explosion in Portage, Indiana; and an Ohio resident whose death followed flooding that impeded responders in Roseville. Officials warned of ongoing flash flooding, tornadoes, and dangerous winds as emergency crews continued restoration efforts and governors declared emergencies.

via The Guardian|
#midwest#natural-disasters#power-outages
Wildfires at a tipping point force a rethink of climate models
opinion2 months ago

Wildfires at a tipping point force a rethink of climate models

Anjana Ahuja argues that wildfires are entering tipping-point territory driven by climate change and land-use shifts, with fires burning faster, wider, and longer than models predict, including Europe’s heatwaves and rare pyrocumulonimbus events; a Royal Society paper calls for urgent research on how fires start, spread and cause damage, greater resilience, and measuring their atmospheric impacts, plus fuel-management and health considerations from smoke as fires threaten carbon sinks and risk climate-doom loops.

via Financial Times|
#climate-change#environment#natural-disasters