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On 26 August 2026, a glacier collapse on Langtang Lirung triggered a flash flood and debris avalanche in northern Nepal. Copernicus Sentinel-2 images from 12 and 27 August show the affected region before and after the event, revealing the increase in river water.

Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite image of central Nepal captured on 12 August 2026, before the flash flood. The green mountainous landscape is crossed by the Trishuli River, with Kathmandu visible to the southeast and scattered clouds across the region.Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite image of central Nepal captured on 27 August 2026, after the flash flood. The Trishuli River appears wider and filled with sediment. Kathmandu is visible to the southeast.

'It is understood that senior museum leaders were warned about the possible public perception of special treatment for someone with connections to Jeffrey Epstein, and whose public software company, Palantir, plays a controversial role in the British state.' 'the possible public perception'

British Museum hosted Palantir founder Peter Thiel in private viewing of Bayeux tapestry

Concern among staff that fragile artwork’s scarce ‘light hours’ given to someone with no known interest in museum

theguardian.com

🏺 Just have to share the incredible beauty not only of ancient archives, but of scholarly work in translating & recording them, including olds-kool hand-drawn illustrations. Here's a tablet from Tell al-Rimah, ancient Qattara, around 1800 BCE, recording agricultural produce. From Dalley 1976

Screenshot of digitized double page spread from Dalley 1976 publication on Tell al-Rimah tablets. It shows both sides of a fragmented but large clay tablet, upon which many columns of cuneiform writing are seen. The drawing of the tablet itself is in black and white with shading, and is exquisite.

'According to the analysis of coral skeletons from the Galapagos Islands, the past century has seen strong El Niño events happening more frequently than in the 1,000 years before human-generated greenhouse-gas emissions began to warm the planet.' Original article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 1/2

Why are El Niños getting stronger? 1,000-year-coral record points to climate change

A reconstruction of Pacific Ocean sea surface temperatures adds to the evidence that human-caused warming is boosting El Niño events.

nature.com