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Floods in Nepal and China have killed more than 900 people, with over 4,700 missing. Rescue teams are trying to reach hundreds of hydropower workers trapped in mud-filled mountain tunnels. The death toll has been found far from where the flood originally struck.
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Carlsbad declared a local emergency over an unstable coastal bluff threatening collapse amid erosion concerns tied to upcoming El Niño conditions. The declaration lets officials expedite stabilization work, including extending an existing rock revetment with large boulders pending a California Coastal Commission permit.
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Flash flooding struck parts of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, interrupting a half-marathon and submerging cars. Officials reported up to seven inches of rain in a short period, leading to water rescues and stranded motorists.
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A study warns the Himalayas are nearing a tipping point as glaciers melt faster, threatening water security and exposing millions to glacial lake outbursts. It follows an August glacier collapse that killed at least 1,300 people and left thousands missing in Nepal and Tibet.
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A new non-peer-reviewed study models how an AMOC collapse could reduce global wheat, maize, and rice yields and trigger sharp food-price increases, with the UK, Scandinavia, Canada, Germany, and Ukraine especially exposed. The article reports the projected climate and agricultural impacts without advocating a political position.
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M&S Food is rolling out Too Good To Go surprise bags of surplus bakery items for £3.80 across 350 UK stores after a trial. The bags contain at least £10.20 worth of bakery goods and can be ordered through the app before closing. Executives from both companies describe the partnership as a practical step to reduce food waste.
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A powerful El Niño has created a record-quiet Atlantic hurricane season, with no hurricanes formed as of mid-September 2026 and storm activity at only 7% of normal. Experts caution that one late-forming storm could still be catastrophic, while the Pacific has seen unusually high activity.
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Rescuers from China and India are helping Nepal after catastrophic flooding and a glacier collapse left nearly 770 dead and more than 3,000 missing. The article reports the rising toll, rescue efforts for trapped hydropower workers, and scientists' initial assessment of the disaster's cause.
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China responded to concerns raised in Nepal about whether Beijing could have provided advance warning of catastrophic floods that killed at least 682 people and left more than 3,000 missing. Some Nepali media and social-media speculation had pointed to a possible Tibetan lake burst or Chinese infrastructure as causes.