From Newcastle University Professor of Glaciology Bethan Davies: "I hesitate to call this a 'natural disaster'. We did this, with our greedy obsession with burning carbon. This is our fault."
@iceybethan.bsky.socialUpdated as the events have gradually become a little clearer through the day. www.antarcticglaciers.org/2026/08/augu...
Worst disaster of the year? decade? 50 years? time will tell but the human cost is harrowing.
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August 2026 Nepal-Tibet floods - AntarcticGlaciers.org
On 26th August 2026, devastating floods hit Nepal and Tibet. At time of writing, 1400 people were missing, and 270 bodies had been recovered, but this toll is sadly expected to rise. The flooding hit ...