Swiss glaciers melted approximately 2.2 trillion liters of water in three months, four times the country's needs, following a record-breaking heatwave.
Flash floods have passed, but Nepal is facing a crisis as infrastructure restoration and trade route reopening costs escalate amid fears of similar climate disasters recurring.
Nepal has requested 20 million USD in compensation from the UN climate fund following a historic flash flood disaster, urging the world's largest emitting economies to "wake up" and share responsibility.
Global food production could drop by 14% by 2050, and many national economies face dual damage from reduced labor productivity as Earth's temperature rises beyond 1,5 degrees Celsius.
