Nepal, Sept. 18 -- International climate activist Harjeet Singh has said developed countries should provide compensation to Nepal, following a new study by World Weather Attribution (WWA), an international research group that conducts scientific analyses of the impacts of climate change, which found a clear influence of climate change on the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli disaster.

Singh said the rise in global temperatures caused by the burning of fossil fuels-coal, oil and gas-is weakening the Himalayan region and has ultimately contributed to conditions that can trigger the collapse of large sections of mountain terrain.



"The new analysis removes any doubt about the influence of climate change on the disaster in Nepal and confirms that this...