Experts from the global Earth science community have pieced together what happened during the massive Sikkim flood to try to help others prepare for similar disasters.

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Tuesday's report, too rapid for peer-review yet, found global warming boosted the likelihood of high fire weather conditions in this month's fires by 35 percent and its intensity by 6 percent.

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Natural disasters such as wildfires, earthquakes and tsunamis often serve as triggers.

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Climate-induced disasters are further marginalising these vulnerable mountain communities. “Hindu Kush Himalayas, also known as the Third Pole, provide ecosystem services to a quarter of the global ...

He insisted this amounted to gross negligence of human and environmental rights. “It is unfortunate that for the people of the localities involved, the year 2025 has started on a bad note with ...

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