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Life-threatening rains expected across two dozen states over next week

Flood watches issued in the Southwest, Intermountain West and Midwest regions on Friday

The Independent UK · Sep 18

Nepal isn’t the only disaster-struck country waiting for money from the global climate Loss and Damage Fund

As it faces the enormous task of rebuilding from a deadly flood that tore through communities in the Himalayas, Nepal is seeking compensation from the international Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage – meaning from countries that are major contributors to climate change, which it blames for the disaster.

The Conversation · Sep 18

'Human-caused warming helped prime slope for deadly Nepal-Tibet flood'

Researchers described it as a cascading disaster rather than conventional flood. Around 2 sq km of rock wall and glacier ice collapsed from Langtang Lirung at about 5,150 metres, plunging around 1,400 metres before turning into a debris flood. Water, rock, ice and sediment then travelled around 22km to Rasuwagadhi…

The Times of India · Sep 18

Driving through water is the biggest cause of death during floods – here’s how it can happen

With climate change leading to more extreme and prolonged heavy rainfall across the northern hemisphere, flooding is a risk, especially in autumn and winter.

The Conversation · Sep 17

Body found in Grand Canyon was missing hiker, wife says, bringing flood death toll to 3

Human remains found in the Grand Canyon this week have been identified as Timothy Allen Smith, the last person missing after flash flooding in late August

The Independent UK · Sep 17

Dear Future Orion180 Insurance Stock Investors, Mark Your Calendars for Sept. 18

Orion180 Insurance is heading to Wall Street on Sept. 18. Here’s what investors need to know before the insurance provider makes its public debut.

Barchart · Sep 17

Rescuers dig 4 bodies from a Nepal hydropower tunnel as families demand answers

Rescuers in Nepal have recovered four bodies from a hydropower plant tunnel three weeks after a devastating flash flood

The Independent UK · Sep 17

Heavy rain and floods in northern Vietnam submerge homes and disrupt economy

Heavy rain has caused widespread flooding across northern Vietnam

The Independent UK · Sep 17

'No doubt' of climate change role in deadly China-Nepal flood: Scientists

Climate change was a core factor in last month's deadly glacial mountain collapse on the China-Nepal border that killed more than 1,400 people and left at least 6,600 missing, scientists said Thursday. Nepal estimates the reconstruction bill after deadly floods sparked by a glacial mountain collapse last month will amount…

The Economic Times · Sep 17

Clash over 'half-boiled' plan for every resident to have a view of three trees

COUNCIL NEWS: Inquiry into $7.6m tender, how flood mapping changes may impact you and more.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 17