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Geopolitics

El Nino could be strongest in decades, UN warns

The Hindu – World · India

El Nino is a naturally-occurring phenomenon and is not caused by climate change. But scientists expect it will exacerbate the heat of a planet already warming …

Geopolitics

Nepal flash floods: Death toll rises to 1,259; missing figure crosses 5,000

The Hindu – World · India

Risks of fresh floods loomed due to incessant rainfall in the upstream areas of the Bhotekoshi River

Geopolitics

Nepal flash floods aftermath LIVE: Death toll goes past 1,250 as PM Balendra Shah flags climate change link

The Hindu – World · India

The joint rescue teams led by the Nepal Army have continued their search and rescue efforts on the ninth day on Thursday (September 3, 2026), with the number o…

Geopolitics

Nepal flash floods aftermath LIVE: Death toll rises to 1,127; more than 4,800 people missing, says Nepal Police

The Hindu – World · India

Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah said that the devastating flood that entered Rasuwa was due to climate change

Geopolitics

Global warming will exceed limit, UN says in a report that maps path to get back below danger zone

The Hindu – World · India

Earth is soon going to exceed the safe temperature threshold agreed upon by the world in the 2015 Paris climate accord, according to a bleak first-of-its-kind …

Geopolitics

Flood-hit Nepal urges tourists to return: ‘our mountain trails are waiting for you’

South China Morning Post – World · China

Nepal urged international travellers not to abandon the Himalayas, declaring the country open for tourism as it continues to assess the human and economic toll…

Geopolitics

Higher typhoon signal possible, depending on Saudel’s course after rare resurgence

South China Morning Post – World · China

Hong Kong’s weather forecaster may issue a higher typhoon signal closer to the weekend after Tropical Cyclone Saudel experienced a rare resurgence and could ch…

Geopolitics

U.N. Says World Will Miss Its 1.5 Degree Climate Target

The New York Times – World · US

It proposed a new goal of limiting the “overshoot” of rising temperatures and eventually figuring out how to undo the temperature gains, a highly uncertain pat…

Geopolitics

‘Pre-event indications’: Did Nepal miss warning signs before deadly floods?

Times of India – World · India

A glacier collapse in Nepal and China showed visible signs days before the disaster. Scientists noted brown meltwater and a propagating crack as pre-event indi…

Geopolitics

Beyond coal: China’s installed solar power capacity crosses historic threshold

South China Morning Post – World · China

Solar power has overtaken coal as China’s largest source of installed power generation capacity for the first time, marking a landmark shift in the world’s lar…

Geopolitics

‘Every rescue now a miracle’: 4,462 still missing in Nepal, hopes dim

Times of India – World · India

- Himalayan flood on Aug 26 killed 1,066 in Nepal and Tibet. - Over 4,462 people remain missing, rescue efforts ongoing. - Tragedy struck Trishuli Bazaar, …

Geopolitics

Nepal flash floods: Toll crosses 1,000; morgues full, Kathmandu sees mass burials

Indian Express – World · India

- Over 1,050 confirmed deaths and 4,000 missing from Bhotekosi flash floods, with 75 bodies buried at Gokarna Forest Resort. - Search operations delayed by r…

Geopolitics

In 2001, 880 tiny weevils were released to fight Texas’s worst weed

Times of India – World · India

- Giant salvinia is a floating fern creating a thick green carpet on water surfaces. - It spreads across ponds/reservoirs, forming dense mats rather than gro…

Geopolitics

Nepal-China floods highlight a growing front of the climate change crisis

South China Morning Post – World · China

On August 26, a section of glacier collapsed at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres on the Nepalese side of the Himalayas. The falling ice and rock accelerat…

Geopolitics

UN slashes food aid for occupied West Bank and Gaza amid funding shortfall

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

International aid organisations are struggling for money as the United States has led a sharp cut in Western donations.

Geopolitics

UN food agency cuts aid in West Bank amid funding crisis

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

UN food agency cuts aid in West Bank amid funding crisis

Geopolitics

Nepal floods bring 'unusual' fish to Bihar, govt warns people not to eat or sell them

Times of India – World · India

In light of recent floods from Nepal, the Bihar government has issued a warning about the presence of strange fish species in the Gandak river. Residents are a…

Geopolitics

Destroyed desalination plant worsens Gaza’s drinking water crisis

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

After a newly built desalination plant was destroyed, displaced families in northern Gaza struggle to find clean water.

Geopolitics

Sydney’s beaches enter the drone age to get swimmers back in the water after spate of shark attacks

The Guardian – World · Europe

Seventy beaches across New South Wales are part of the $34m dawn-to-dusk drone monitoring program, which one expert has called ‘the best technology we have at …

Geopolitics

Summer of 2026 was UK’s hottest on record, Met Office says

The Guardian – World · Europe

Meteorologists say mean average temperature of 16.5C was made 130 times more likely by climate crisisThis year’s summer was the UK’s hottest on record, accordi…

Geopolitics

Photos: Nepal begins burying flood victims in mass graves

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

The Hindu rituals of death, cremation, prayer and final farewell have been overwhelmed by the scale of the disaster.

Geopolitics

Nepal flash floods aftermath LIVE: Disaster a climate 'warning signal,' says Nepal's Foreign Minister as death toll crosses 1,050

The Hindu – World · India

Around 4,000 people remain missing, while nearly 12,000 have been rescued

Geopolitics

Tractors Clog Copenhagen as Farmers Protest Fertilizer Restrictions

The New York Times – World · US

To protect its waters from overexposure to nitrates, Denmark is proposing a crackdown on fertilizer use. Farmers aren’t happy.

Geopolitics

Palestinian farmers inspect olive trees bulldozed by Israeli forces

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Palestinian farmers inspect olive trees bulldozed by Israeli forces

Geopolitics

How wildfires are scorching France’s wine industry

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Europe's largest wine exporter is already battling a cocktail of crisis from heatwaves to lower sales.

Geopolitics

High winds during El Niño could be deadly for England’s stressed trees, say experts

The Guardian – World · Europe

Head of tree collections at Kew ‘very worried about this autumn’ as hot, dry summer has caused brittlenessHigh winds associated with El Niño could cause widesp…

Geopolitics

As glaciers melt, can communities be protected?

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

Rising temperatures are increasing the risk of floods and avalanches in mountain regions. The disaster in Nepal and Tibet shows the urgent need for solutions, …

Geopolitics

UN sounds climate alarm as China-Taiwan row threatens to overshadow forum

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

The UN has raised fresh alarm over the climate crisis at the Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, amid China-Taiwan tensions.

Geopolitics

Philippine capital’s ‘acutely unhealthy’ air due to Indonesian haze spurs warnings

South China Morning Post – World · China

Smoke from Indonesian wildfires blanketed Manila on Tuesday, turning fires nearly 2,000km (1,242 miles) away into a public-health warning for the Philippine ca…

Geopolitics

Nepal must make climate justice top national priority, says Environment Minister

The Hindu – World · India

Nepal’s Forestry and Environment Minister Gita Chaudhary said the country must assert its rights and claims on climate justice at international forums

Geopolitics

Nepal flood: Death toll tops 1,000 as rescue continues

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

Nepalese authorities say 4,000 people remain unaccounted for as rescue teams with search dogs comb through mud, rocks and debris.

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Nepal flood deaths pass 1,000 as hope fades in the search for survivors

NBC News – World · US

The overwhelming stench of death is crushing hopes that more survivors will be found in this Nepalese town devastated by last week’s catastrophic floods.

Geopolitics

Nepal floods miracle: Missing dog returns, farmer cleans mud-caked corn crop

Indian Express – World · India

- Nepal floods claim over 1,000 lives, with 3,500 missing. Small hope stories: a dog returns home, parent retrieves child’s belongings. - International aid a…

Geopolitics

Nepal-Tibet flood deaths pass 1,000 as police ask relatives for DNA to identify victims

The Guardian – World · Europe

Relatives of missing tourists asked for blood samples and photos, as efforts continue to rescue trapped hydropower workersNepal-Tibet floods – latest updatesVi…

Geopolitics

Nepal floods: Death toll crosses 1,000 as rescuers race into tunnels | 10 updates

Indian Express – World · India

- **Disaster impact**: Over 1,000 deaths, 4,000 missing; rescue teams search for survivors and 900 unaccounted hydropower workers trapped in flooded tunnels. …

Geopolitics

‘Unprecedented’ path: eastern and southern China braces for revived Typhoon Saudel

South China Morning Post – World · China

Parts of eastern and southern China are bracing for heavy to torrential rain over the next three days, with authorities warning of floods, landslides and mudsl…

Geopolitics

‘The mountains are changing’: What the floods tell us about the future of India’s Himalayas

The Guardian – World · Europe

As families await news of missing loved ones, the disaster is a stark reminder of how the climate crisis is creating a fast-growing threat. Plus, the town cons…

Geopolitics

Japan bear project aims to show coexistence, not culling, can prevent attacks

South China Morning Post – World · China

As a sensor sounded, scientist Akiko Takii hurried to a bear trap deep in the forests of Nagano in Japan, where rising nationwide attacks have brought fear and…

Geopolitics

Nepal flash floods updates: Death toll rises to 939, missing people drops to 3,925: disaster authority

The Hindu – World · India

China rejects claims linking its massive hydropower projects in Tibet to the August 26 flash flood disaster in Nepal, calling them “malicious speculation”

Geopolitics

Nepal Flash Flood LIVE News Updates: Nepal stares at $5 billion bill to rebuild after floods, deaths cross 1,000

Indian Express – World · India

- Nepal requires $5 billion to rebuild flood-affected districts; death toll exceeds 1,000 (987 in Nepal, 16 in China). - Over 22,000 rescuers and 16 helicopt…

Geopolitics

Orangutans in danger as wildfires blaze through Borneo

BBC News – World · Europe

Wildfires in Indonesia have destroyed part of the natural habitat of hundreds of orangutans, risking the survival of the species.

Geopolitics

Nepal flood toll surges to 939; search for trapped workers underway

The Hindu – World · India

As of August 30, Chinese authorities reported 16 deaths and 546 missing. Chinese state media said 261 of the missing were foreigners, including over 100 Nepalis

Geopolitics

China Prepared for One Kind of Himalayan Flood. Then a Different Disaster Struck.

The New York Times – World · US

After a glacial flood last year, Chinese officials strengthened defenses at a border crossing with Nepal. But last week’s “cascade of hazards” overwhelmed them.

Geopolitics

Inside the sea cucumber smuggling boom

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

A quiet multimillion‑dollar black market is exploding across the Indian Ocean, driven by one unlikely animal: the sea cucumber.

Geopolitics

Nepal Turns to Mass Burials as Thousands Remain Missing from Floods

The New York Times – World · US

Only a fraction of the over 4,200 missing in Nepal are turning up among the dead, underscoring a bleak reality: The death toll is likely to keep rising for day…

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