Spotlight News Magazine
August 29, 2026
The Hindu Kush Himalaya, often called the “Third Pole”, is warming at nearly twice the global average. Across the region, we see the visible impacts of this change: glaciers and snow are melting rapidly, permafrost is thawing, and rainfall patterns are shifting. This warming climate has triggered more frequent and intense hydro-climatic hazards.
CBC News
August 29, 2026
John Pomeroy, director of the University of Saskatchewan’s Centre for Hydrology, says horrific events like this are becoming much more frequent as the effects of climate change are “destroying our natural infrastructure.”
The disaster in Nepal as a ‘wake-up call from Mother Nature’
CBC Listen
August 30, 2026
The search for survivors is underway after deadly flooding in Nepal and Tibet. But experts around the world are also unpacking what role climate change played in the disaster. We hear from two experts who know the region well, who say people have been warning that something like this was coming as glaciers warm at an alarming rate. And we find out why a better understanding of the impacts of warming on this region could protect lives.