https://origin.kidsnews.com.au/environment/what-triggered-the-nepaltibet-border-flash-flooding-catastrophe/news-story/af9d74c5e7f85079c6e7854a5b7e5f9bKidsNewsen2026-08-27T19:00:00+10:00Why landslides lead to flash floodsfloods,the coming days and weeks,a magnitude 4.4 earthquake,concrete bridges.At,areas,glacial lake outburst flood,’s University,a massive flood,remaining glaciers,Picture,University of Reading,hundreds,UGC/Nepal Police/AFP,Prakash Mathema/AFP MELTING GLACIERSNepal,Nepal and Tibet,Gyirong Port,A possible long-term solution,every operational flood warning system,flash floods,authorities,AP,Integrated Mountain Development,liquid concrete,the University,THE FLASH FLOODING EVENT,lush valleys,turn,Hatim Sharif,Trishuli River,events and landslides,the rivers,TERRAINThe Himalayas,the Kathmandu-based International Centre,a remote sensing and geo information analyst,such hazards,the sudden and catastrophic release,mud and water,The floods,the Himalayan border region,an avalanche or landslide,local time,AFP.WHY,AFP MOUNTAINOUS TERRAINThe Himalayas,Mehmet Yaren Bozgun/Anadolu,This satellite image,Tibetan Autonomous Region,people,South Asia,RED,time.He,Xinhua,ICIMOD,Nepal Police,experts,a landslide,attribution studies,Aug. 26, 2026,’s Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal,THERE LITTLE WARNING,a big accumulation,extreme weather events,the Shyaphrubesi village,more than 400 international tourists,warning,vast volumes,an ongoing blockage upstream.MELTING GLACIERSNepal,well-documented trends,Shishir Khanal,at least 20ft,a GLOF,the catastrophic flash,a report,buildings,Anadolu,only solution,the Nepal-Tibet border,the seismic* energy,better warning systems,one thing,ExplainerNepal,’s Tibet,AFP,cars and concrete bridges,the rate,July 2025,an aerial view,Rasuwa district,a devastating flash-flooding event,China,the fossil-fuel-warmed climate,The cause,the power,reporting,a UGC footage courtesy,potential climate links,Foreign Minister,faster glacier,the US Geological 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year,cars and,a rock-ice avalanche,a hydrologist*,AFP MELTING GLACIERSNepal,the blockage,’s highest peaks,the popular Himalayan border region,landslides,further analysis,August 26,the UK,Texas San Antonio,a landslide disaster,the border,glacier-fed lakes.One such catastrophe,the world,these mountain environments,the Bhote Koshi River,steep slopes,2026 Planet Labs PBC/AFP MOUNTAINOUS TERRAINThe Himalayas,the extreme topography*,the event,this event.Human-caused climate change,A researcher,climate change,Getty Images,the high mountain ranges,the Himalayas,possible long-term solution,Xinhua News Agency,water,warming temperatures.According,International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development,scientists,local time.The waters,Wednesday,the Chinese side,residents,doctoral candidate Dorothy Heinrich,mud,a river,The only solution,the Nepal-Tibet border flash,The waters,the Associated Press,head,an inland tsunami,A preliminary assessment,Flood,the likelihood,their lives,catastrophe,today,a hill,the pre-industrial* era,the cascading flood event,Planet Labs,READING LEVEL,rainfall,climate change trends,the blockage.However,climate and environmental risks,the Himalayas.While,Data,US Geological Survey,2000.In,Reading,A flash flood,Trishuli Bazar,This photo,matters,at least 34 Australian citizens.WHAT,no anomalies,Sarthak Shrestha,river level gauges,YRS 7-12,these incredibly fast floods,melting glaciershttps://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/9c803e04051d443227309a02185a0b69https://origin.kidsnews.com.au/sport/hurdles-aussie-teen-stars-from-the-bush-face-to-chase-their-dreams/news-story/019da00c2aa2bdc2968cc50fffa3f3ccKidsNewsen2026-08-27T18:30:00+10:00Regional teens going the distancefloods,regional and remote junior athletes,their progress,Wagga Wagga Swim Club,the regions,the 400m relay,my squad,Olympic dreamOlympics 2032,Dream,Northern Territory Government,Picture,Hancock Prospecting, Woolworths, Ampol, AAMI, Toyota, Powerhouse Museum,the Bush Summit series,medical screenings,Darling Downs Athletics Club,which events,Daily Telegraph editorial cartoonist Warren Brown,the Bush lunch,Hancock Agriculture* owner Gina Rinehart,the four main strokes,a sudden drought.This article,Wagga Wagga,a swimming race,great Cadel Evans,left,tough seasons,a regional community,our region,the mixed 4 x 400m relay,’s sporting legends,Watts,Sydney,Mr Giles,Adam Giles,the otherhampered,Literacy,just my dad,the lunch –,Dubbo NSW,her journey,the real challenges,the mixed 4 x 400m relay.As,farming,the track,his coach,the Junior Dolphins,their footsteps,no danger,Cadel Evans,the challenges,Dubbo Regional Council.POLLKids,the lead,an email,the world stage –,Australia,September 4, 2022,a long period,The original article,Hurdles Aussie teen,the 400m individual medley*,the swimming club,the company,what age,Jeremy Ng/News Corp,droughts,Brisbane,the methods,my next step,the 2026 Bush Summit program,a four-year-old,the NSW Junior Swimming State Age Championships,Green level,the legends,the closest place,an eager breed,the lunch,Swimming Australia,the distanceGLOSSARYmedley,the pride,The 17-year-old,Toyota,the 2026 Bush Summit program.Wagga Wagga local,swimmer Andre Labara,about roughly 5:45am,swim,Cathy Freeman,sports funding,young regional athletes,’s talent pool,many big stars,training,their dreams,my athletics program,’s 2026–27,his budding career,the distance,Hancock Prospecting, Woolworths, Ampol, AAMI, Toyota,Hancock Prospecting,the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre,GREEN,Xanthee Watts,15-year-old Andre,’s chief executive Adam Giles,Xanthee,a bronze,our towns,Greg Norman.And,a sudden drought,Gina Rinehart,the Kids,this week,Xanthee Watts’,more than 120 swimmers,action,world-class talent –,’s hopes and dreams,sprinter,her progress,Dubbo, NSW,Andre Labara,Greyhounds NSW,Clubs NSW,Canada,the southern NSW town,two hours,country roots,any time,NSW,The young athlete,three different car trips,green and goldFynn,pride,silver,Olympic gold medallist Cathy Freeman,physical recreation,those championships —,Junior Dolphins,Ampol,his chosen sport,the chance,Cruise Lines International Association,Charles Sturt University,Little Athletics,a record-breaking performance,young and oldQUICK QUIZWhich regional town,my school,every morning,her coach.The young athlete,’s greatest athletes,Regional teens,the one,which record-breaking performance,great facilities,Invasive Species Council,Qantas,national records,them.Sprinter Xanthee Watts,’s Kids,the World Athletics U20 championships,the social fabric,sporting journey,the National Bush Summit 2026,Woolworths,Queensland,our young people discipline,a high-performance development program,7:30am,a pretty big thing,Sport,the Bush attendees,the Australian junior team,the 400m individual medley,whose father,the footsteps,one-on-one,AAMI,her coach,National Flippers Squad,these communities,regional Australia,three different screenings,remote communities,’s success,Wednesday,her father,Wagga Swim Club athlete Andre Labara,their stories,John Appleyard Wagga Wagga local, 15-year-old Andre,a sporting talent,a four-year-old.And,greats,Giles,sail,Sprinter Xanthee Watts,Windsor,Toowoomba, Queensland,part,the multiple age-group champion,a major sporting donor,their ambitions,the panel,John Appleyard Hailing,the only medal,more than a decade,The South Australian Government,READING LEVEL,Toowoomba,Noah Kemp,crops and animaldrought,rising athletics star Xanthee,‘til,the bush,Andre,John Appleyard Hancock Agriculture* owner Gina Rinehart,her recent World Athletics U20 silver,Powerhouse Museum,English,young regional sports,international golfing star Greg Norman,The young panellists,Reading levels,two teen sports,Hancock Agriculture,international golfing star Greg Norman.And,Dubbo Regional Council.POLLKids News poll,no rainEXTRA READINGBMX champshttps://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/518a9ce57ded863b393117defe5b64aahttps://origin.kidsnews.com.au/arts/world-mourns-music-legend-dolly-parton-who-has-died-aged-80/news-story/d493763f2a473f04355906c39373cf3bKidsNewsen2026-08-26T19:00:00+10:00Why the world loved Dolly Partonher many millions,phenomenal philanthropy*,English rocker Rod Stewart,half-mast.President Trump,the early 1980s,singing and philanthropic efforts,a one week period,a series,’s unconditional love,music,Picture,Glory, Dolly,’s death,grief,mourning,the statement,her “unrivalled” songwriting, singing and philanthropic efforts,Nashville,Getty Images Dolly Parton,country music icon,Our beloved Dolly Parton,Mourners,millions,absolute pride,the arms,Sydney,countless people,music legend Dolly Parton,Rolling Stones,her longtime head,rapper Eminem,Literacy,health setbacks,a lifesaving vaccine,something Dolly,Much-loved music legend Dolly Parton,the 1980s,her ailments,a partial hysterectomy*,funding research,people,the United States,a taste,her entire family,Australia,a black tile,the intimate ceremony,the lives,a kind,countless others,her battle,an Instagram post,her late husband Carl Thomas Dean,her “unrivalled” songwriting,the road,’s own Keith Urban,Sevierville,the Pyramid Stage,The singer,Her songwriting,children.The music industry,her music and acting,Green level,joy, laughter, hope and integrity*,country music,her star,’s nephew,all people,AFP Parton,out-size personality,the light,the Glastonbury Festival,Eminem,her honour,the American flag,her head,the news,the global superstar,her invaluable* Imagination Library or,an outpouring,my father Larry,Wednesday AEST,the outpouring,Peace,Larry,news,the universally adored global icon,their respects,My heart,Bearsville Studios,the road life,People magazine,the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Centre,GREEN,her closest family,2014,80,decades,cancer,time,tribute,A mourner,TMZ,the heavens,McCartney,her life and career,this moment,songwriting,her plaque,Fame Park,Miley Cyrus,years,children,loved ones,remarkable voice,the Dolly Parton Statue,Parton,’s star,the nation,flowers,The world,RIP Dolly,Carl,great sadness,President Trump,the hundreds of millions,doors,her Earthly life,books,endometriosis*,Glory,,a helping hand,1981,the star,flags,Bryan Seaver,Rod Stewart,Jesus,the potential,attendance.The singer,Dolly Parton,her lasting impact,her sisters,entire generations,her passing,AFP Famous,Tributes,her popular Dollywood theme park,the US,The star,hope and integrity*,tonight,Her unmatched generosity,North Hollywood,a very clever business woman,Paul McCartney,sadness,the people,a world,World,the world,US President Donald Trump,Fame,’s literacy champion Dolly Parton,more than two decades,members,the purest soul,the death,the Hollywood Walk,her philanthropy,the hearts,the value,Dolly,her invaluable* Imagination Library or funding research,the guiding force,an appearance,Getty Images,wreaths and butterflies,another post,a future reality,the country superstar,a role,countless artists.Beatles legend Paul McCartney,6:00pm,Keith Urban,Trump,her singing,the heaviness,a doctor,Sevierville, Tennessee,laughter,This video announcement,the statement concluded.Tributes,an honour,Tennessee,musicians,her parents,Glory,a true loss,her storytelling,Cyrus,security,Rest,a brief battle,public,Country music legend,joy,today,Peace,,a kid,READING LEVEL,her later years,the legendary Rolling Stones,’s goddaughter,Stella and Freida Parton,the Walk,fans,a letter,the coming days,English,the greatest Country singers,flowers, wreaths and butterflies,Nashville.Parton,Reading levels,the effect,a statement,The magnificent star Dolly Parton,attendancehttps://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/84773ca9e08016c103f8acb17f5d3b80https://origin.kidsnews.com.au/first-nations-news/sky-country-stories-to-be-shared-this-indigenous-literacy-day/news-story/826d2c1487989f3e762abac07ec99163KidsNewsen2026-08-26T18:30:00+10:00Every star has a story to tellWiradjuri astrophysicist Dr Kirsten Banks,Country.There,the Seasons,remote First Nations Communities,Warlpiri and Arrernte language,First Nations peoples’,Josh Pyke,the connections,supernova,a story,Picture,Elders,next week,fire,a livestreamed celebration,My Walk,each star and constellation,Story,knowledge,Niningka,65,000 years,constellations,Dr Banks said.Ms De Napoli,Warakurna Elder,Indigenous Literacy Foundation Ms De Napoli,a book,ILF Ambassadors DOBBY and Josh Pyke.Dr Banks,fact,worlds,a vast library,the Northern Territory,000 years,DOBBY,First Nations people,the best records,Indigenous Literacy Day,respected Warakurna Elder Daisy Tjuparntarri Ward,plants,Banks,audiences,the Indigenous Literacy Foundation,Josh Pyke.Dr,the stars and constellations,author and astrophysicist Krystal De Napoli,the night sky,the Water,Every star,culture and caring,great southern stars,a journey,information,Australia,the full moon,this Indigenous Literacy Day,Sky Country stories,the work,many things,’s Indigenous Literacy Day.Children,just a couple of hundred,supernova*,many stars,author and Gomeroi astrophysicist,descriptions,stories, cultures and languages,ILF Ambassador, author and astrophysicist Krystal De Napoli,more than 350,000 students,Sky Country*,a really important library,our skies,the ancient history,the incredibly bright and beautiful death,Change* song,Dr,First Nations stories,the universe,kids news,65,a single star,000 year old wobble,September,ILF Ambassador, author and Gomeroi astrophysicist,Dr Banks and,Niningka and Chris,ILF Ambassadors DOBBY,The changing colour and twinkling,Stories,the knowledge,Children,the Sydney Opera House,a bilingual* English and Ngaanyatjarra picture book,A film,Musicians,stars,’s Busking,GREEN,Sky Country,the story,the same way,cultures and languages,emu behaviour,galaxies,‘library,the stars, science and culture and storytelling,our own water and food sources,Indigenous Australians,years,two young Aboriginal people,the Emu,weather,so much knowledge,more than 350,animals,a year,De Napoli,a book launch,a 4500 year old story,Indigenous Literacy Foundation,star maps,their own stories,continued culture,books,Kirsten Banks,Krystal De Napoli,authors and artists,Wednesday 2,Country,shadows,Mparntwe,the oldest continuous living culture,the land and weather changes,other ancient astronomers,Daisy Tjuparntarri Ward,the significance,reading stories,a bilingual English and Ngaanyatjarra picture book,MINYAN NGABANGKA,just a couple of,the country,Ngaanyatjarra Country,First Nations astrophysicist Krystal De Napoli,the science,this year,science and culture and storytelling,Ms De Napoli,large stars,the skies,Dr Banks,curious minds,a performance,great significance,most First Nations peoples,the incredible potential,night time,a meteorite crater,ILF,the stars,the world,our ancestors,Warlpiri and Arrernte language, plants, animals, culture and caring,Krystal and I,some constellations,our plants and animals,Chris,the sky,a scar,Children, Elders, musicians, authors and artists,a national livestreamed audience,a 2000-year-old event,our seasons,’s Indigenous Literacy Day,an exploration,the Sky,Krystal,cultures and languages.A film,those stories,musicians,the launch,just that,Each star,our stars,geology,general,Nyirripi,Indigenous Literacy Day 2026,such a powerful tool –,even ceremony,iStock,Kids News,000 students,READING LEVEL,rainfall,stories,the land,an opportunity,the ground,ILF Ambassador,the 12,our access,Alice Springs,First Nations peoples,the 12,000 year old wobble,our entire planet – something,many exampleshttps://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/455d8e286c6d1b0af16c6fb825ef1a84