Scientists blame climate change for Nepal's flash flood
Mail Onlineby Shivali Best·27 Aug 2026
- READ MORE: Nepal flood LIVE - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Scientists have blamed climate change for yesterday's flash floods in Nepal.
Nepal floods highlight growing glacier risks in warming Himalayas
The Independentby Sibi Arasu·27 Aug 2026
The deadly flash flood in Nepal on Wednesday was likely caused by a huge chunk of a glacier that broke off and temporarily dammed a river, according to preliminary investigations by scientists.
The retirement-friendly towns where land sells for R50 000
The South Africanby Mary Alson·27 Aug 2026
The retirement-friendly towns where land sells for R50 000 Build your dream home for life after retirement in these towns where land sells for R50 000.
Plunging catches and policy delays hit fisheries sector
The Hinduby Navamy Sudhish·27 Aug 2026
It is almost a month into the post-trawl ban season, a period usually marked by bustling docks and overflowing catches.
Independence Day 2026 | The long way around India on a bicycle
The Hinduby Navin Paul·27 Aug 2026
In 2021, I started cycling across India with a Nikon D850 camera and a loose plan to photograph whatever I found along the way — people, places, small routines of everyday life.
Nepal flash floods: At least 288 Indians still missing; MEA says focus is on providing humanitarian aid as per Kathmandu’s request
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·27 Aug 2026
At least 288 Indian nationals remain missing following the devastating flash floods in Nepal, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday (August 27, 2026), adding that India’s focus is...
Commentary: Nepal’s ‘tsunami of dirt’ highlights rising risk of glacial floods
Channel News Asiaby Levan Tielidze·27 Aug 2026
Commentary: Nepal’s ‘tsunami of dirt’ highlights rising risk of glacial floods Glaciers worldwide are in retreat, which can lead to more floods and debris flow disasters, says this researcher.
At 64, Retd Commissioner Turned His Delhi Home Into a Garden of Mangoes, Pineapples & More
The Better Indiaby Raajwrita Dutta·27 Aug 2026
Padam Singh cannot remember the last time he bought a lemon. That is because outside the rooms of his Delhi home, fruit grows almost everywhere.
‘Ecosystem approach’ needed to tackle Asia’s interconnected challenges: Temasek Foundation CEO
Channel News Asiaby Ishan Garg·27 Aug 2026
‘Ecosystem approach’ needed to tackle Asia’s interconnected challenges: Temasek Foundation CEO Philanthropic capital can help get pilot projects off the ground, but partnerships with governments...
Cambodia defies UN call to free ‘arbitrarily jailed’ environmental activists
Mongabay Globalby Philip Jacobson·27 Aug 2026
- Cambodia insists five environmental activists jailed in 2024 will remain behind bars, after a U.N. working group called their detention arbitrary and urged their immediate release.
Nepal flash flood: Death toll rises to 270, 403 tourists missing in Rasuwa including 133 Indians
India Newsby Monica Singh·27 Aug 2026
INDIA Nepal flash flood death toll rises to 270, 403 tourists missing in Rasuwa - 341 foreigners including 133 Indians, 62 Nepali. Flood from Tibet hit Bhote Koshi-Trishuli basin Wednesday.
In Java’s hills, former bird hunters are rebuilding a songbird haven
Mongabay Globalby Mongabay Editor·27 Aug 2026
- Some former hunters on the Indonesian island of Java have abandoned catching birds for the songbird trade and have since become notable local conservation figures.
Southwest monsoon affecting Luzon, Western Visayas; LPA inside PAR may strengthen
Rapplerby Jee Y. Geronimo·27 Aug 2026
AT A GLANCE - A new low pressure area (LPA) has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility and has a medium chance of developing into a tropical depression, which would be named Pilandok.
Demarcation of 700 km river Ganga floodplain complete: UP informs NGT
Hindustan Timesby PTI·27 Aug 2026
Demarcation of 700 km river Ganga floodplain complete: UP informs NGT New Delhi, State authorities informed the National Green Tribunal that the demarcation of the Ganga river's floodplain zone...
Nepal flash floods: 21 Indians rescued, 288 still missing alongside 80-member Isha Foundation group
The South Firstby South First Desk·27 Aug 2026
Nepal flash floods: 21 Indians rescued, 288 still missing alongside 80-member Isha Foundation group Of the 288 Indians who remained uncontactable, 73 were working on the Trishuli I Power Project.
Nepal floods: High alert in parts of UP; vulnerable rivers being monitored, rescue team ready
New Indian Expressby TNIE online desk·27 Aug 2026
Authorities in Uttar Pradesh’s Maharajganj and Kushinagar districts have stepped up vigilance along the Gandak and other rivers flowing downstream from Nepal following devastating flash floods in...
How a well-planned Kailash Mansarovar Yatra turned into tragedy for group of Indians and NRIs as floods hit Nepal, Tibet
Hindustan Timesby Shubham Pandey·27 Aug 2026
How a well-planned Kailash Mansarovar Yatra turned into tragedy for group of Indians and NRIs as floods hit Nepal, Tibet Nepal floods: The ministry of external affairs said on Thursday that 200...
Nepal-Tibet floods: What is a glacial collapse, how common is it?
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·27 Aug 2026
More than 1,500 people are missing across Nepal and China’s Tibet, including more than 800 foreign tourists, after rare flash glacial-lake outburst floods submerged towns and communities under a...
Going beyond the annual flood response with district level plans [Commentary]
Mongabay Indiaby Aditi Tandon·27 Aug 2026
- In Assam, the primary flood management strategy has been to build embankments and other river control structures which have been inadequate so far.
What caused the deadly flash flooding in Nepal?
TheJournal.ieby David MacRedmond·27 Aug 2026
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