What lessons can be learned from the Nepal-Tibet flood disaster?
Video Duration 27 minutes 52 seconds 27: 52. Scientists are looking into cause and feasible link to climate change.
Video Duration 27 minutes 52 seconds 27: 52. Scientists are looking into cause and feasible link to climate change.
Article outline
- What happened
- The key numbers
- The details
- The bottom line
Key points
- Benjamin Horton – Dean of the School of Energy and Environment and Professor of Earth Science at City University of Hong Kong, and 2026 Axford Medal winner.
- Wolfgang Cramer – Emeritus Research Director at the French National Centre for Scientific Research in Marseille.
- Pema Gyamtsho – Director general of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development – a Kathmandu-headquartered intergovernmental organisation of eight member nations covering the Hindu Kush Himalaya region.
- The role of climate change in the flooding disaster in Nepal and Tibet is under scrutiny by scientists.
- Elsewhere, countries worldwide have been hit by more severe weather events in recent months.
Meanwhile, the role of climate change in the flooding disaster in Nepal and Tibet is under scrutiny by scientists. This person are trying to find out what caused the catastrophe.
So, what lessons can be learned from Wednesday's disaster – and others this year?
Wolfgang Cramer – Emeritus Research Director at the French National Centre for Scientific Research in Marseille. Published On 28 Aug 202628 Aug 2026.
For now, what lessons can be learned from the Nepal remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.
