Climate Change Blamed for Deadly Nepal-China Border Floods
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Over 20 international experts agree that human-driven climate change significantly contributed to the catastrophic August flooding on the Nepal-China border. The disaster, which claimed over 1,400 lives and left thousands missing, was not caused by a single extreme weather event but rather a 'compound crisis' shaped by long-term warming, glacier retreat, permafrost thaw, and geological instability. Some argue that wealthy nations' failure to address climate change shares blame for the devastation.
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