Mongabay

Glacier retreat, expanding glacial lakes, thawing permafrost and unstable slopes are increasing the risk of disasters in the Himalayas.

There were two “systems” that warned people about the impending danger that day: one built by the state relying on sensors and SMS messages, the other relying on community-based ties. Only the second worked reliably.

A group of Indonesian citizens affected by the late-2025 Sumatra floods and landslides have filed a lawsuit with a court in Jakarta in an effort to hold the Indonesian government accountable for what they describe as an “ecological disaster.”

Tonle Sap in Cambodia is the largest lake in Southeast Asia. Each year, when the dry season sets in, the waters of the flooded forest recede, the mangrove roots poke out through the mud, and the flooded forest turns into a tinder box.

This study compares the Chamoli disaster with the 2025 Blatten avalanche in Switzerland, where early warning, and prompt communication and response, worked to evacuate people to safety.

In Bangladesh's haor region, a combination of population pressure, deforestation of natural flood barriers, and intensifying climate change is driving devastating flash floods that displace vulnerable communities in a cycle of poverty and disaster.

Communities are now fighting to reinvigorate taro cultivation because it’s more resilient to climate shocks: storms have led to the islands being cut off from food shipments, but those with healthy taro crops were able to feed themselves and others.

Climate change is disproportionately affecting developing countries such as India, where the rural sector remains highly vulnerable due to inadequate climate infrastructure and limited adaptive capacity.