{"id":"f49cd70b-d922-4b9f-9b87-0d3da348ab9b","url":"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03314-6","domain":"nature.com","outlet":{"name":"Nature","country":"GB","cred":5,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"Nepal’s disaster is an urgent wake-up call","plainHeadline":"More than 1,400 people have died in Nepal's Rasuwa avalanche and flood.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["On 26 August, an avalanche and flood hit Nepal's Rasuwa district causing massive destruction.","Over 1,400 people were killed, with more than 5,000 missing and tens of thousands displaced.","Around 10% of Nepal’s hydropower production was knocked out by the disaster.","Reconstruction costs are estimated at about US$5 billion.","Experts warn that climate-driven cascading hazards require new risk analysis approaches."],"topics":["Environment","Climate","Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-20T10:02:52.961Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/3aaa5640-0202-4281-b449-08caee1c5c20","storyId":"3aaa5640-0202-4281-b449-08caee1c5c20","image":"https://media.nature.com/lw1200/magazine-assets/d41586-026-03314-6/d41586-026-03314-6_53846416.jpg","author":"Christian Huggel","dek":"Record-breaking avalanches and floods are signs of things to come. Scientists must evaluate and respond to growing risks in mountain regions."}