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Nepalese Rescuers Pull Two Alive

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Rescuers pulled two workers alive from a flooded tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower plant in Nepal nine days after flash floods on the Nepal–Tibet border.

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“Nepal flash flood; a climate warning from the roof of the world” by Peter Sagar for @northeastbylines.co.uk:

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Nepal flash flood; a climate warning from the roof of the world
As well as the flood in Nepal and Tibet there have been record high temperatures and a record drought on the European continent
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September 4, 2026 at 4:43 PM

Reposted by Mark Lubell

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Interview with a Nepali climate negotiator about how the government is handling rescue & relief in the aftermath of the disastrous flooding & the kinds of international support it seeks, incl from the climate loss & damage fund + clarification about a recent controversy drilled.media/news/nepal-f...
Nepal Floods Put Climate Loss and Damage Fund to the Test
An interview with  Raju Pandit Chhetri, a climate negotiator from Nepal, about the country’s demands for loss and damage financing and climate justice.
drilled.media
September 4, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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Global #climate hazards @ukhsa.bsky.social 4th Sep 26:
🔥 #wildfires across Indonesia & Algeria
🗻 glacier-flash flood cascade devestates Nepal & Tibet
💦 #floods & lightning affect India
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September 4, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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“There are things that we’re completely unprepared for,” said Noah Diffenbaugh, a climate scientist at Stanford University. The Nepal floods fall into the category of “things that are just completely outside of our experience.”

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Nepal’s Catastrophic Flood Heralds a New Age of Disasters
The sheer scale of the Himalayan deluge shocked even climate scientists. They know it won’t be the last.
www.bloomberg.com
September 4, 2026 at 6:23 PM

Reposted by Michael E. Mann

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Reposted by Peter Thorne

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In this week's newsletter @rishpardikar.bsky.social interviews Raju Pandit Chhetri, a climate negotiator from Nepal, about the country’s demands for loss and damage financing and climate justice.

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Nepal Floods Put Climate Loss and Damage Fund to the Test
An interview with  Raju Pandit Chhetri, a climate negotiator from Nepal, about the country’s demands for loss and damage financing and climate justice. On the morning of 26 August, a series of flash ...
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September 4, 2026 at 5:23 PM

Reposted by Michael Kevane

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"Nepal should not be left to pay for a climate crisis it did little to create or for regional non-cooperation over which it has limited influence," I told why the international community, particularly China, India and the US must pay to Nepal. www.dw.com/en/nepal-flo...
Nepal flood disaster puts climate justice under spotlight
The devastating Himalayan glacial floods have raised broader questions about who should bear the costs and responsibility for the impacts of climate-related disasters.
www.dw.com
September 4, 2026 at 3:35 PM