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Climate crisis probably weakened glacier that caused devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, first study finds

Scientists say global heating was a destabilising factor in collapse of 200,000 sq metre glacier in August

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16

Body of last Hurricane Helene victim in Tennessee found 2 years later

Nancy Tucker, 76, disappeared along with her husband, whose body was recovered within a couple of days

The Independent UK · Sep 16

Philippine lawmaker pleads not guilty to taking kickbacks in flood control projects

A Philippine lawmaker and former speaker of the House of Representatives is denying allegations he pocketed millions of dollars in kickbacks from flood control projects

The Independent UK · Sep 16

'Second life': Nepal hydropower tunnel survivor recalls ordeal

Nepali hydropower worker Sanjay Sah survived in total darkness inside a tunnel flooded by the deadly flash flood that struck the China-Nepal border on August 26, drinking muddy water and praying that rescuers would find him. The survivor, who was rescued on September 4, recalls the 10 days he spent…

France 24 · Sep 13

US Volunteers Supply Free Fuel: 3-member team delivers over 800 litres; drones reach cut-off camps

Joseph Lee, a retired firefighter from Texas, and two other FRF volunteers travelled to Nepal as part of the organisation’s disaster-response effort

The Times of India · Sep 11

Red Alert in the U.S. Central Corridor: Historic Droughts and Floods Threaten from Texas to Chicago

From a 46-day Texas drought to a 113-year flood record in Indiana and Chicago's maxed reservoirs — why this corridor can't stop flooding.

Latin Times · Sep 11

The US built nearly 2,000 km of Mississippi River levees; helping erase 4,900 sq km of coastal land

The construction of levees along the Mississippi River has led to significant coastal land erosion in Louisiana by obstructing critical river sediment from reaching coastal estuaries. In an effort to combat this issue, environmental agencies are now reintroducing river mud into the affected bayous. This initiative is focused on rejuvenating…

The Times of India · Sep 10

Grand Canyon National Park announces flash flood recovery plan as search for Texas man continues

‘These last nine days have been the hardest days that my family has endured,’ the hiker’s wife wrote in a Tuesday Facebook post

The Independent UK · Sep 9

Rising sea levels threaten more than 267,000 properties

Rising seas and storm surges could cost Australia more than $855 billion, endangering homes, businesses, infrastructure and land.

AAP · Sep 9

An ocean away from Nepal, Sonia spends her spare time piecing together clues about missing flood victims: ‘I wanted to be useful’

Facebook groups are checking information from family and friends of the missing against Nepal’s police database in a task where success is bittersweet at best

The Guardian - AU · Sep 9