Cost Of Their Greed
Summary
Greta Thunberg has expressed anguish over the flash flood in Nepal that killed more than 1,300 people and left over 5,000 missing. The article links the disaster in Rasuwa to glacier melt, black carbon pollution, and broader climate inaction by major emitters.
Key Points
- Greta Thunberg posted a video message after the Nepal flash flood that has killed more than 1,300 people and left over 5,000 missing.
- The article says black carbon from vehicles, industries, and LPG stoves is accelerating Himalayan glacier melt.
- Preliminary findings from ICIMOD and the Chinese Academy of Sciences point to glacier melt as a likely cause of the Rasuwa flood.
- It argues that major industrial nations and corporations bear moral responsibility for climate damage in Nepal.
