Death toll in Nepal flooding and landslides reaches at least 100, with dozens still missing

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Nepal Floods and Landslides Leave at Least 129 Dead

Flooding in Nepal’s capital kills at least 32 people

Death toll in Nepal flooding reaches at least 100, dozens still missing

Nepal closes schools as heavy rains kill more than 150

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Flooding and landslides near capital of Nepal kill at least 148 people, leave dozens missing

At least 32 dead after flooding in Nepal's capital of Kathmandu; another dozen are missing, police say

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More than 100 people killed after rainfall-induced landslide and flooding in Nepal

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Nepal closes schools as heavy rains bring country to standstill

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Nepal death toll soars to at least 148 as rescuers recover bodies buried in devastating landslides

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At least 66 killed and 69 missing as flooding and landslides hit Nepal

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"I believe in climate change caused by human beings. What I'm skeptical about is the glib notion that it means the end of the world as we know it."

"The clock is no longer just ticking, it is banging."

"There is no long-term prosperity without action on climate change."

"The time for seeking global solutions [to climate change] is running out."

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Is Climate Change an Existential Threat?

At least 193 people were killed in Nepal after heavy rain triggered floods and landslides across the Himalayan nation over the weekend, local authorities said on Monday.

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In a statement, police added that 31 people were still reported missing while 96 people were injured.

It followed record-breaking rainfall in the nation. Shanti Kandel, a meteorologist at Nepal’s Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, said: "The data recorded this [Sunday] morning by nine stations in Kathmandu is the highest in the past 54 years." Nepal began collecting such data in 1970.

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On Monday, as Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli returned from UN General Assembly meetings in New York, his office said an emergency meeting was called.

Meanwhile, the home minister announced that temporary shelters would be built for those that lost their homes and that financial help would be given to the families of those who lost loved ones or were injured.

Earlier, the ministry announced that all branches of the country's security forces, including the army, were ordered to help with rescue efforts.

While monsoon season brings floods and landslides to Nepal on a yearly basis, scientists said that climate change was exacerbating the problem as the rainfall has got worse year on year.

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Nepal floods: Almost 150 dead and dozens missing after days of heavy rainfall around Kathmandu

There's a 50% chance that the 2°C climate threshold will be crossed by 2044, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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