Nepal
Wedged between India and China, running an economy on tourism, remittances, and hydropower that’s still only partly built out.
-
Aug- 2026 -31 AugustEarth
Nepal delayed foreign rescue teams as survival window closed
The government reversed its position on August 29, two days after the glacial flood killed nearly 800, requesting specialist tunnel rescue and DNA forensic help as diplomatic pressure from countries…
-
31 AugustEarth
China flew 47 drones to Nepal’s border. Nepal asked for foreign ones.
A glacier collapse killed 669 people in Nepal on August 26. By August 30, China had deployed 47 drones and an airborne cell tower across the border in Tibet, while…
-
30 AugustEarth
A glacier collapse left 41 Australians missing in Nepal. A second flood is coming.
Nearly 3,000 people remain unaccounted for after August 26 floods across the Nepal-China border, with a barrier lake holding 2 million cubic metres of water now threatening a second destructive…
-
29 AugustEarth
A debris dam now threatens Nepal and Tibet more than the flood itself
Rescue teams paused operations after a 3 million cubic-metre barrier lake formed upstream, while over 1,400 people remain missing across the Nepal–Tibet border and monsoon rains continue.
-
28 AugustEarth
A glacier collapse killed hundreds. Now China and Nepal must choose.
The August 26 rock-ice avalanche that destroyed Gyirong Port and killed roughly 270 people has forced a stalled trans-Himalayan railway back into discussion—but as a safety question requiring a binding…
-
28 AugustEarth
A glacier collapsed on the Nepal-China border. Now 517 foreigners are missing.
The Trishuli River rose 9 metres in 30 minutes on 26 August, severing a single valley corridor that carries pilgrimage, power, and trade—and trapping nationals from 30 countries in a…
-
27 AugustEarth
A glacier collapsed on Nepal’s border. Rising heat made it inevitable.
On August 26, a massive ice-and-rock slab detached 4,000 feet above the Bhotekoshi River valley, killing at least 95 people and leaving 484 missing, including 391 foreign nationals.
-
26 AugustEarth
A typhoon stalled over the China-Nepal border. Hundreds are missing.
Flash floods and a mudslide severed Tibet's main trade gateway on August 26, leaving 384 travelers unaccounted for, including 291 foreign nationals from Western countries.
-
2 AugustEarth
South Asia’s heat will cost 31 million jobs a year by 2050
A World Bank report projects the region's economy could shrink nearly 7% by mid-century as extreme heat erodes productivity across 280 million new workers entering its cities.
-
Jul- 2026 -26 JulySociety
The place where Buddhism began just got UNESCO’s seal
Sarnath's inscription as India's 45th World Heritage site ends a 28-year wait, but fragile ruins now face the risk of being loved to death by the crowds it will attract.
- 1
- 2