Nepal, July 25 -- As Nepal enters another monsoon season, overflowing rivers, landslides and disrupted highways have once again become familiar headlines. Every year, rescue helicopters, collapsed bridges, damaged homes and rising death tolls dominate the news for a few days. But families, farmers, businesses and local governments have to bear the economic burden of the disaster even after floodwaters recede.

To better understand this burden, we analysed major weather-related disasters recorded in the internationally recognised EM-DAT database between 2015 and 2025. Our analysis identified 32 major disasters that resulted in 2,042 deaths, 1,681 injuries and affected more than 5.78 million people. Although deaths and the number of people ...