{"id":468558,"date":"2026-09-05T12:13:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T19:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=468558"},"modified":"2026-09-05T12:13:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T19:13:10","slug":"the-ghoulish-race-to-turn-nepals-flood-victims-into-a-climate-crisis-talking-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=468558","title":{"rendered":"The Ghoulish Race to Turn Nepal\u2019s Flood Victims Into a \u2018Climate Crisis\u2019 Talking Point"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The political talking point ignores tens of millions of years of plate tectonics and its consequences and completely dismisses well-established mountain-weather dynamics.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Legal Insurrection<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Posted by Leslie Eastman<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Reports of the devastation in Nepal following a massive landslide now indicate that the death toll from Wednesday\u2019s devastating flash floods in Nepal and China has risen to 800, with around 3,000 people still missing<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nepal\u2019s disaster agency said Sunday the death toll had climbed to 788 with 2,502 missing, while Chinese authorities reported 16 deaths and 546 missing on the Chinese side of the border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poor weather and challenging terrain have hampered aerial rescue operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Nuwakot, one of the Nepali districts devastated by the floods, helicopters resumed operations before noon Saturday after poor weather temporarily obstructed their activities. Some helicopters were loaded with boxes and bags of aid, including clothes, instant noodles, crackers and rice. Others returned from the flood-hit areas carrying survivors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026More than 3,700 people have been rescued in Nepal so far, according to authorities there. Hundreds of the missing<\/a> are foreigners who were in the area to work, trek or make a pilgrimage to a sacred peak on the Tibet side of the border.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Nepal\u2019s deadly Himalayan flash flood this week has predictably produced a familiar ritual: before rescue crews had finished counting bodies, climate cultists and their political acolytes were already racing to slot the disaster into their favorite narrative. Outlets from the New York Times to CNN to Forbes rushed out pieces insisting that \u201cclimate change\u201d primed the catastrophe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suddenly everyone became an expert on the Himalayan climate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Climate change is leading to conditions that can destabilize high-mountain rock and ice, which may cause disasters such as the flood along the border between Nepal and Tibet, scientists say, though it might not be the sole trigger https:\/\/t.co\/qS76HHtT5c<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/QlNuFJ9uWx<\/a><\/p>— Reuters (@Reuters) August 29, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>