Nepal leader warns, seeks aid
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Nepal’s prime minister Balendra Shah told the UN that last month’s catastrophic flood was "a warning to the world" and urged international support for recovery and reconstruction.
And a reminder via Berkeley Earth August temperature update:
“the present disaster occurred during one of the hottest weeks in one of the hottest years on record for this site and elevation.” (See berkeleyearth.org/august-2026-...)
“the present disaster occurred during one of the hottest weeks in one of the hottest years on record for this site and elevation.” (See berkeleyearth.org/august-2026-...)
Nepal’s catastrophic floods were ‘warning to the world,’ PM Shah tells UN
Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah said on Thursday that last month’s catastrophic floods were a “warning to the world” of growing climate risks in the Himalayas. He said warming was melting glacier...
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September 25, 2026 at 3:29 AM
And a reminder via Berkeley Earth August temperature update:
“the present disaster occurred during one of the hottest weeks in one of the hottest years on record for this site and elevation.” (See berkeleyearth.org/august-2026-...)
“the present disaster occurred during one of the hottest weeks in one of the hottest years on record for this site and elevation.” (See berkeleyearth.org/august-2026-...)
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My latest piece for @irishtimes.com asks, after the recent disaster in Nepal, why we’re not listening to the victims of the climate crisis?
September 24, 2026 at 1:34 PM
My latest piece for @irishtimes.com asks, after the recent disaster in Nepal, why we’re not listening to the victims of the climate crisis?
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UN chief says power has polarized the world and urges leaders to cooperate
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is urging global leaders to cooperate to tackle the existential threats from climate crisis, runaway artificial intelligence and intensifying inequalities.
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September 24, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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“We cannot respond to these challenges only after disaster has already struck. We need to move from emergency response to prevention, from vulnerability to preparedness, and from short-term measures to a wise and far-sighted vision for humanity.”
September 24, 2026 at 12:56 PM
“We cannot respond to these challenges only after disaster has already struck. We need to move from emergency response to prevention, from vulnerability to preparedness, and from short-term measures to a wise and far-sighted vision for humanity.”