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    When the Mountains Speak

    Kashmir’s mountains have always spoken through their rivers, forests, glaciers and lakes. Perhaps this summer they are speaking more loudly than before. 
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    Nepal’s Deadly Glacier Floods: A Climate Wake-Up Call as Death Toll Tops 1,000

    In a heating world, communities on the climate frontline cannot be left waiting years for the resources they need to survive.
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    Simultaneous Global Droughts Could Triple Wheat Prices Under 3°C Warming

    Low-income households, which spend a disproportionate share of income on basic staples, face the greatest risk.
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    UN Warns World Will Breach 1.5°C Climate Limit Within Years, Urges Path to Limit and Reverse Overshoot

    Every fraction of a degree and every year avoided above 1.5°C matters for lives, ecosystems, economies and the feasibility of recovery.
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    Desperate Race Against Time: Mud-Choked Hydro Tunnels Hold Hundreds of Missing Workers

    The scale of the challenge has made this one of the most complex rescue efforts in Nepal’s recent history.
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    Warning Signs Overlooked Before Nepal Glacier Collapse Trapped Thousands

    The disaster has already prompted international assistance, including satellite damage mapping and support for rescue operations.
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    Nepal’s Silent Time Bombs: Why the Himalaya’s Melting Lakes Demand Urgent Action

    Lives already lost cannot be recovered. Lives still at risk can still be protected, but only if the warning is finally heeded.
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    Nepal-Tibet Flash Floods Claim Over 750 Lives as Thousands Remain Missing

    Nepal’s Foreign Minister and the UN climate chief have both warned of the growing threat from global warming to the Himalayas.
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