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Nepal's Deadliest Flood in Decades Started With a Glacier

A glacier collapse in the Himalayas on August 26, 2026, triggered a flood that has killed over 1,400 people and left thousands missing—and points to a much larger risk building across the region as its glaciers retreat.

BriefLookout · 8 Sep 2026 · 3 min read

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Global power emissions went flat. America's went up 4.3% — and the reason isn't what most people assume

The IEA's numbers for 2025 show India down 3.3%, the EU down 2.2%, China down about 1%, and the world flat. The United States is the outlier in the wrong direction, and the IEA attributes it to one thing: more coal-fired generation. Notably, its emissions analysis does not attribute the rise to data centres at all.

BriefLookout · 26 Aug 2026 · 4 min read

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Nepal's Deadliest Flood in Decades Started With a Glacier

Global power emissions went flat. America's went up 4.3% — and the reason isn't what most people assume