Hundreds of demonstrators representing groups from China, Taiwan, Tibet, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Myanmar (also known as Burma) and the Uyghur community gathered in D.C. on Thursday to protest Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States, ending the day with a march and candlelight vigil near the White House. Related stories Trump’s state dinner for Xi features sea bass and a long list of tech titans Xi is wrapping his visit to Washington with a peek at the Constitution and Bill of Rights Xi says 2 giant pandas from China will arrive in the coming days at Atlanta’s zoo Protesters gathered at the Chinese Embassy, the U.S. Capitol and Franklin Park before marching to the White House. Rushan Abbas, founder of the Campaign for Uyghurs, said the demonstration was intended to send a message to the Chinese president. “We are here to send a message to Xi Jinping; we will not stay silent,” Abbas said. Min Lee Chen of the Taiwanese Association of America said he had a message from Chinese people across the country: “Keep Taiwan Free.” The rally at Franklin Park drew hundreds of participants carrying signs reading “China Stop Killing Uyghurs,” “Anti-Dictatorship in Burma” and “Real...

The massive Nepal-Tibet flood on Aug. 26 showed just how devastating glacier-related disasters can be. As of Sept. 16, the event killed at least 1,400 people, with more than 6,000 people still missing. The Himalayas, with their steep slopes studded with rapidly melting glaciers, are high risk, but areas across much of the world carry the risk of glacier-related disasters, including one tropical region that is at particular risk, experts told Live Science. "Slope failure from glacier shrinkage is occurring everywhere," Mark Carey, a professor of environmental studies and geography and director of The Glacier Lab at the University of Oregon, told Live Science in an email. Nepal-Tibet flood The recent Nepal-Tibet disaster unfolded when a large mass of bedrock and glacial ice detached from the mountainside. The ice and rock accelerated rapidly, reaching speeds of 500 feet per second (150 meters per second) as it dropped 6,500 feet (2,000 meters) directly into the Lhende River in Tibet, according to the Stimson Center think tank in Washington, D.C. The rock, ice and water that then raced rapidly downstream eroded the riverbanks and collected debris and water along the way. Carey noted that this disaster was exacerbated by a combination of...

A scientific review has pointed to climate-related instability, not just bad geological luck, in the glacier collapse that unleashed devastating flooding

Scientists are piecing together the factors that led to the disaster, which has also exposed gaps in cross-border information sharing on hazards in the rapidly changing Himalayas.

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After a summer of climate-related disasters, there is no global alarm, no placing of nations on a war footing to combat the threat, just business as usual

After a summer of climate-related disasters, there is no global alarm, no placing of nations on a war footing to combat the threat, just business as usual

After a summer of climate-related disasters, there is no global alarm, no placing of nations on a war footing to combat the threat, just business as usual

After a summer of climate-related disasters, there is no global alarm, no placing of nations on a war footing to combat the threat, just business as usual

After a summer of climate-related disasters, there is no global alarm, no placing of nations on a war footing to combat the threat, just business as usual

After a summer of climate-related disasters, there is no global alarm, no placing of nations on a war footing to combat the threat, just business as usual

After a summer of climate-related disasters, there is no global alarm, no placing of nations on a war footing to combat the threat, just business as usual

After a summer of climate-related disasters, there is no global alarm, no placing of nations on a war footing to combat the threat, just business as usual

After a summer of climate-related disasters, there is no global alarm, no placing of nations on a war footing to combat the threat, just business as usual

After a summer of climate-related disasters, there is no global alarm, no placing of nations on a war footing to combat the threat, just business as usual

After a summer of climate-related disasters, there is no global alarm, no placing of nations on a war footing to combat the threat, just business as usual

China faces allegations of suppressing flood-related information in Tibet as authorities report 43 deaths amid restrictions on independent media.

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Glacier melt is partly responsible for the disaster along the border with Tibet and Nepal. An expert explains why this is a growing issue for the world.