Nepal's Himalayan disaster underscores mounting climate risks as WMO warns of stronger El Niño

KATHMANDU, Nov 9: Nepal's catastrophic Himalayan glacial collapse and downstream flash floods have been highlighted in a new World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report as a stark example of the growing risks confronting communities in fragile, warming mountain regions as the global climate crisis intensifies and a powerful El Niño threatens to drive temperatures and extreme weather even higher.