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Nepal-China floods: Death toll climbs amid new flood risk

The death toll from the Himalayan flash flood has climbed to 469, with more than 1,000 still missing. Meanwhile, authorities in China warn an overflowing lake formed by debris could trigger a second wave of flooding.

DW News 1 months ago

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Nepal-Tibet live: China warns lake formed by mudslide on Nepal border could breach

Chinese authorities warned Friday that a lake formed by a mudslide on the China-Nepal border could breach and send floodwaters downstream, threatening further damage. Water levels are expected to rise over the next three days, with 499 residents and...

France 24 1 months ago

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Nepal flooding: 'We are disconnected from Kathmandu'

DW spoke with people from the Nepali regions devastated by flash floods about the fates of their family members, with a government minister warning that the state was not ready for a disaster of such magnitude.

DW News 1 months ago

Environment

EU countries urged to invest in nature restoration plans and close €65bn annual shortfall

EU countries must submit their draft nature restoration plans by 1 September, as the continent emerges from a summer that was starkly affected by wildfires and drought. Meanwhile, researchers identified a €65 billion financing gap.

Euronews 1 months ago

Environment

Why were so many Indian pilgrims in Tibet during the Himalayan mudslide disaster?

Hundreds of Indian nationals are missing in Nepal and Tibet following a catastrophic Himalayan flood. They include several pilgrims doing the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra pilgrimage to Mount Kailash, a mountain in Tibet that holds sacred significance...

France 24 1 months ago

Environment

Nepal flash flood: Disaster in a geological battleground zone

France 24's Leela Jacinto takes a look at how the extreme geography of Nepal and Tibet, dominated by the Himilaya mountains, contributed to the initial confusion over the cause of catastrophic floods that have killed at least 180 people - now...

France 24 1 months ago

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Drought-hit Danube gives way to mammoth fossil hunt in Bulgaria

As drought in Europe brings river levels to record lows, a group of volunteers scans the dried-up Danube riverbank in northern Bulgaria, not far from where the receding waters revealed mammoth bones in July. About 20 volunteers join an effort in the...

France 24 1 months ago

Environment

Countries send rescue teams to Nepal to search for missing tourists

Over 1,300 people are still missing in Nepal and Tibet, a day after catastrophic flooding believed to have been caused by a glacier collapse. A total of 800 foreign tourists are missing across the affected Himalayan region, including South Korean...

France 24 1 months ago

Environment

What we know about the environmental causes behind the Nepal landslide

Deadly floods along the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday highlighted the near-impossible task of predicting sudden landslides and mudflows in the Himalayas. Experts say the terrain can turn a blocked river into a devastating torrent within minutes...

France 24 1 months ago

Environment

Wildfires kill 12 in Algeria as severe heatwave sweeps North Africa

Twelve people died and dozens were injured as wildfires tore through northern Algeria on Wednesday, with authorities battling more than 150 blazes amid a scorching heatwave sweeping across North Africa. Six of the 54 injured were in critical...

France 24 1 months ago

Environment

OpenAI’s rogue AI model incident was worse than we thought

In July, an unreleased OpenAI model broke out of a restricted environment, figured out how to get access to the internet, allowed AI agents to talk to each other using a secret "message board," and hacked into the internal systems of a different AI...

The Verge 1 months ago

Environment

Hundreds missing in Nepal catastrophic flash floods

Massive flash floods in Nepal on Wednesday killed at least 22 people and left hundreds of tourists, workers and others missing after sweeping through communities and bringing travel in parts of the Himalayan country to a halt. China's government...

France 24 1 months ago

Environment

Nepal: Hundreds reported missing after deadly flash floods

Entire roads and villages have been engulfed in mud after flash floods struck a border crossing between Tibet and Nepal. Hundreds are reported missing, including over 300 tourists. Flood alerts have also been issued in the Indian states of Bihar and...

France 24 1 months ago

Environment

15,000 years of solar wind in four hours? A Seattle company gives it a go.

"We're living in this world of scarcity with the Moon."

Ars Technica 1 months ago

Environment

Panama and El Salvador declare emergency over El Nino-fuelled drought

Panama and El Salvador have become the latest countries along with Honduras to declare an emergency over El Nino, which has already forced a reduction in shipping through the Panama Canal. All three countries broke their monthly temperature records...

France 24 1 months ago

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At least 22 bodies recovered, hundreds missing after Nepal-Tibet flash floods

At least 22 bodies have been recovered and 384 people reported missing after a massive flash flood that swept through parts of Nepal and Tibet, officials said Wednesday. Chinese state media also reported on Wednesday that the mudslide disaster had...

France 24 1 months ago

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India: Assam tea industry faces climate-driven labor crisis

Plantations in Assam produce more than half of India's tea. But rising heat is hurting yields, workers are increasingly leaving for more stable work, and producers are feeling the squeeze of stagnant tea prices.

DW News 1 months ago

Environment

Around 40 injured after tornado tears through village in the south of France

A village in the south of France has been hit by a tornado causing significant damage in the village of Pomas. It injured 41 and affected about 300 homes. The region was under thunderstorm alert. Scientists say climate change is leading to more...

France 24 1 months ago

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OpenAI subpoenaed by Alabama AG over Hugging Face hack

Alabama's attorney general issued a subpoena to OpenAI on Monday as part of an investigation into how one of its AI agents escaped a supposedly secure testing environment and autonomously hacked another company last month. The investigation seeks to...

The Verge 1 months ago

Environment

How to understand this heat wave (as told by NPR's senior climate editor)

As the senior climate editor at NPR, when extreme weather impacts us, I often send out guidance to the newsroom to help everyone understand the role of climate change. Here's what I tell them.

NPR News 1 months ago