Floods In Nepal: Is this the New Normal?
Byline: Dayshaun Powe
At 8:37 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2026 many residents near the Nepal-Tibet border felt a rumble in the ground. At the moment, many chalked it up to a random earthquake, with the U.S. Geological Survey’s automatic system initially registering it as one. But only a few minutes later, a large mass of ice, mud and other debris started barreling down the nearby mountain to the Nepalese village of Betrawati. What followed was a catastrophic event that many scientists say could become the norm if countries continue to ignore climate change.
Two weeks later, the effects of the landslide are still hitting the nation. The current estimated fatality count surpasses one thousand and the missing persons reports exceed five thousand. Many parts of the region are either unrecogn...