Asian mountain range shaping climate, culture and rivers
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An avalanche has struck a 10-person expedition on Broad Peak in Pakistan’s Karakoram. Rescue teams have recovered and identified multiple bodies, including famed climber Nirmal Purja’s teammates; harsh weather and rugged terrain are hampering further search and recovery. Officials and mountaineering groups are coordinating helicopter and ground efforts while investigations continue.
The wandering glider dragonfly migrates across continents, riding monsoon winds. Researchers confirm a single global population and record routes of up to 18,000km, highlighting the insect’s remarkable adaptability.
Massive floods and mudslides have struck along the Nepal-Tibet border after an ice-rock avalanche triggered a surge in the Lhende Khola valley. Officials say hundreds are dead or missing across Nepal and China's Tibet, with hundreds of foreigners among the missing. Rescue teams are rushing to reach affected villages as damage to roads, bridges and hydropower infrastructure complicates efforts.
A glacier collapse near the Nepal-Tibet border has triggered a devastating flood cascading through Nepal and China. Initial assessments have reclassified the event from a quake to a glacial debris flow, with authorities warning of possible secondary flooding as debris dams breach. Satellite imagery shows a glacier break, ice and rock tumbling into valleys, and rivers rising rapidly downstream.
Satellite and seismic data indicate a glacier detachment caused a rapid debris flow in the Nepal-Tibet border region, killing hundreds and displacing thousands. Early analyses link the event to a massive ice-rock avalanche that transformed into a deadly flood, with climate warming intensifying future hazards in the region.
Dead and missing rise after floods near the Nepal-Tibet border. Authorities warn of possible second floods as rescue operations continue. Foreign nationals are among those unaccounted for, with UK tourists among the missing.
A lake of rising water formed along the Bhote Koshi river threatens to burst banks. Authorities warn of a possible second flood due to debris-blocked Trishuli, leaving almost 1,000 missing, many foreigners. The UK has offered £5 million in aid as international teams search for survivors amid ongoing helicopter rescues.
The Nepal region has suffered a catastrophic glacier-induced flood, with over 360 confirmed dead and more than 1,300 missing as rescue efforts continue. Helicopters are being used to reach cut-off areas, and aid groups are deploying shelters, food, and medical supplies while outlining ongoing recovery needs.
Rescue teams are clearing a key highway as Nepal and Tibet confront a rising flood threat from a glacier-induced lake upstream. Authorities warn of renewed flooding as water levels rise, with hundreds of missing and thousands displaced across the region.
A glacial collapse has sent a vast torrent of ice, mud and debris down Himalayan river systems, killing hundreds and leaving almost 1,000 people missing across Nepal and Tibet. Rescue teams have recovered hundreds of bodies, evacuated trapped workers from hydropower sites and are racing to monitor and drain newly formed barrier lakes that threaten further floods.
A section of glacier near Langtang Lirung has collapsed and has sent a fast-moving surge of ice, rock and water through valleys of Tibet and northern Nepal. Rescue teams from Nepal, China and international partners have been searching for survivors; officials have reported hundreds dead and thousands missing while authorities warn of further flood risk from newly formed lakes.
Nepal faces a widening disaster as flood and landslide deaths mount. More than 2,400 people remain unaccounted for in Nepal, with hundreds more missing across the India-Nepal border in Tibet. The UK has dispatched a rapid response team and offered aid, while families search for loved ones amid makeshift morgues and overwhelmed facilities.
A glacier collapse in the Himalayas has triggered floods and widespread destruction in Nepal and China’s Tibet region. Authorities report rising death tolls, thousands missing, and ongoing rescue operations as hydropower sites are targeted by the disaster.
In Nepal, a teacher evacuates Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School as floods follow a glacial collapse, saving around 900 students while at least two staff members remain missing. The disaster has killed more than 900 people across Nepal and China, with thousands more missing, and destroyed dozens of schools.
The UN Environment Programme has published a report saying the world will likely exceed the Paris 1.5°C limit within years. UNEP has recommended an "overshoot, peak and decline" pathway that combines immediate, deep cuts to greenhouse gases, rapid methane reductions and carefully governed carbon dioxide removal to bring temperatures back below 1.5°C this century.
A catastrophic flood, triggered by a glacier collapse, has killed over 1,100 people and left about 4,000 missing across Nepal and Tibet. Authorities warn of a second wave as rescue operations persist and damage to tourism and hydropower compounds the crisis. Foreigners account for hundreds of missing, complicating an already fragile regional response.
Rescuers have intensified operations on the Nepal–Tibet border after a glacier collapse and subsequent floods have left hundreds dead and thousands missing. International and Nepalese military teams are blasting into mud-choked tunnels and pumping air into hydropower sites while families wait; authorities have reported 939 dead and 3,925 missing, including 592 foreigners.
Climate patterns have intensified this year, driving heatwaves, droughts and floods across multiple regions. Governments are mobilising finance, strengthening resilience, and adjusting policies as temperatures and rainfall shift. Aid budgets face pressure while activists warn of rising humanitarian needs.
Leaders from BRICS are meeting in New Delhi for a summit that will test ties between India, China and Russia while India balances relations with Western partners. Japan's Okinawa has held a governor race that is reflecting economic concerns. Several Asian policy and business events this week include a Philippine AI infrastructure plan, a Huawei trial in New York and Hong Kong's BIOHK2026 conference.
Nepal and neighbouring regions face a devastating flood crisis after a glacier collapse triggered floods on August 26. Governments and agencies have mobilised relief, with calls for climate justice and funding to repair infrastructure and protect vulnerable communities.
BRICS leaders gather in New Delhi as Xi, Putin, Pezeshkian and others meet India for a pivotal summit. The talks focus on expanding trade in national currencies, energy cooperation, and reforms to global institutions, with tensions over the Ukraine war, Middle East conflicts, and US-dominated financial systems at the forefront.
Disaster-hit Nepal faces mounting rebuilding costs after a glacier collapse triggered devastating floods. Scientists link warming to destabilisation of glaciers, while international finance bodies struggle to mobilise funds. Nepal urges faster climate finance to support relief, reconstruction and loss-and-damage claims.
A Systemiq-led study has found Himalayan glaciers are losing mass 65% faster than a decade ago and that just 21 of an estimated 40,000 glaciers are being monitored on the ground. The research has linked accelerated melt, expanding unstable glacial lakes and thawing permafrost to rising risks of floods, landslides and a mid-century peak-water decline that will affect agriculture, hydropower and millions downstream.
The Langtang Lirung glacier has collapsed, unleashing floods that have killed and displaced thousands along the Nepal‑Tibet border. A World Weather Attribution study finds climate change is a destabilising factor, with warming, glacier thinning and permafrost thaw preconditioning the slope, while a historic 2015 earthquake may have weakened the rock. July–August 2026 were the warmest on record in the region, intensifying meltwater and stress on mountain walls.
Rescuers have recovered 15 bodies and are searching for more workers after an avalanche hit the base camp of Himlung Himal, killing Nepali staff and injuring others. Heavy rain and ongoing bad weather have hampered rescue efforts as authorities warn of continued hazards.
Swiss glacier monitoring has found glaciers have lost about 5.5% of their volume in the first eight months of 2026 and roughly 19–20% of ice since 2021. Scientists report unprecedented thinning, internal collapse and the disappearance of small glaciers after a winter with little snow and a record-hot, dry summer.
Apple Studios’ biopic Tenzing has opened theaters and debuts on Apple TV+. The film foregrounds Tenzing Norgay’s life, recasting Everest history away from a Hillary-centric narrative, while Sherpa voices and climate-change impacts in the Himalayas frame its release.