Climate Change

The world is moving deeper into a period of extreme-weather risk as El Niño strengthens rapidly and is expected to become a very strong event later this year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned. The weather phenomenon…
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UN Warns Earth Will Breach 1.5°C Warming Goal, Calls For Plan To Bring Temperatures Back Down The United Nations has acknowledged that the world is on track to cross the 1.5°C global warming threshold agreed under the Paris climate accord,…
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Nepal’s Climate Paradox: Almost No Emissions, Yet Facing Catastrophic Costs In the early hours of August 26, 2026, a huge surge of water, mud and boulders tore through the high-altitude valleys of central Nepal. Near the Nepal-China…
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Nepal Issues Fresh Flood Warning As Bhotekoshi River Rises, Toll Reaches 788 Nepal issued fresh flood warnings on Sunday after water levels rose in the Bhotekoshi River, raising fears of another emergency in areas still reeling from the…
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Nepal is battling one of its worst recent disasters after devastating flash floods killed at least 359 people and left more than 1,300 missing, according to Nepali police. Rescue teams continued searching on Thursday for survivors as…
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Climate resilience has become an economic priority for Southeast Asia as extreme weather, fragmented governance and ageing infrastructure increasingly threaten the region’s growth and competitiveness, experts said at a regional forum in…
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Strong El Niño Could Make 2027 World’s Hottest Year, Met Office Says A powerful El Niño developing over the Pacific could become the strongest in decades and, combined with rising global temperatures caused by climate change, push 2027 to…
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A powerful El Niño is developing in the tropical Pacific, with forecasters warning that the event could become one of the most intense in more than a century and trigger widespread weather disruptions. The natural climate phenomenon is…
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Older people could face a far greater threat from extreme heat caused by climate change than previously estimated, according to a new US modelling study published in The Lancet Planetary Health. The study was released as the northern…
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Dust and sandstorms are natural features of weather in many arid and semi-arid regions. However, changes in heat, rainfall, drought and land conditions are raising questions about whether climate change is increasing the risk of more…
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