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Nepal's floods expose how development in hazard zones turns water into disaster

Expert analysisDisaster driven by climate and development choices

1 Sep 15 · 8d ago · 2 articles · 1 post · 3 sources · development 1 of 1

Time Magazine publishes analysis arguing that while Himalayan glacier melt contributed to the flood, the scale of devastation reflects preventable human factors including unplanned urbanization, deforestation, riverbed mining that raised riverbeds, and infrastructure that disrupted natural water drainage.

Expert analysis: disaster driven by climate and development choices
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“there is no such thing as a 'natural' disaster. A natural hazard becomes a disaster only when people are placed in its path.”

Dan Haines

Keshab Kumar Sharma Former secretary of Nepal's infrastructure ministryWorld Weather Attribution (WWA) International climate science group

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  1. 2 outlets Nepal Cannot Stop the Floods. It Can Stop Them From Becoming Disasters.

    first by Time Magazine, 8d ago · also Time

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